Nostrand Avenue

From Flushing Avenue to Farragut Road, Nostrand Avenue is a one-way two-lane street going southbound only. Between Farragut Road and Kings Highway, it is a two way street with two traffic lanes. Between Kings Highway and Avenue X, it is a two-way street with four traffic lanes. South of Avenue X, the avenue is a very wide two-way divided road with six traffic lanes. The avenue, originally called Nostrand Lane, has been open since 1840. In 2004, the 200th anniversary of Haiti's independence, Nostrand Avenue was co-named Toussaint Louverture Boulevard in honor of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803). ==Public transportation==

The street is serviced by the following bus routes: • The B44 & B44 SBS bus, which replaced a streetcar line in 1951, serves the entire avenue. Southbound service heads east on Shore Parkway. Where Nostrand is one-way southbound, northbound buses head east on Farragut Road for New York Avenue service (local), or west on Flatbush Avenue for Rogers Avenue service (SBS). • The B36 runs on the avenue between Avenue Z and Gravesend Neck Road, where it terminates. • The BM4 express bus runs on the corridor between Avenue K and Gerritsen Avenue. • The Brooklyn College-bound runs from Avenue I to Avenue H. • The Bay Ridge-bound runs from Avenue D to Foster Avenue. • The Ridgewood-bound runs from Putnam Avenue to Halsey Street. Several New York City Subway stations are located on the avenue: • The IRT Nostrand Avenue Line, served by the , runs under Nostrand Avenue from Eastern Parkway to Flatbush Avenue. • The IRT Eastern Parkway Line has one local station () on Eastern Parkway. • The IND Fulton Street Line has one express station () on Fulton Street. • The IND Crosstown Line has one station () on Lafayette Avenue. In addition, the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch has one station at Atlantic Avenue. == References ==