Rockaway Boulevard

In New York City Rockaway Boulevard begins as an undivided road at Eldert Lane, a small one-way street that runs along the border between Queens and Brooklyn. West of Atlantic Avenue, it is a two-lane road. When it crosses Atlantic Avenue, it widens to four lanes. Continuing south-southeast from Peninsula Boulevard, Rockaway Turnpike – now running along the border between the Village of Cedarhurst and the unincorporated hamlet of Inwood – eventually intersects Burnside Avenue (CR C27) and West Broadway (CR E51). Upon crossing the LIRR tracks and entering Lawrence, Rockaway Turnpike continues straight and soon intersects Central Avenue, before reaching Broadway (CR C22) – the eastern terminus of both Rockaway Turnpike and the CR 257 designation. South of Broadway, the roadway continues east, south, and west through Lawrence as Meadow Lane (CR D51), which eventually becomes Rock Hall Road (CR D50) and ultimately ends at the Nassau Expressway (NY 878). == History ==

Rockaway Boulevard and Rockaway Turnpike were formerly known as Rockaway Road (or Rockaway Plank Road) and the Jamaica and Rockaway Turnpike. The portion of Rockaway Turnpike in Queens (a separate road towards Jamaica) is now called Sutphin Boulevard. ==Parks==

As Rockaway Boulevard cuts diagonally through the rectangular street grid of southeastern Queens, triangular intersections that were too small to develop were designated as parks. These include Legion Triangle, Dixon Triangle, Lynch Triangle, Ruoff Triangle, Corporal Ruoff Square, Wellbrook Triangle, O'Connell Square, Catholic War Veterans Triangle, and Sergeant Colyer Square. Larger parks along the route include Playground One Forty, Baisley Pond Park, and Idlewild Park. ==Transportation==

Rockaway Boulevard is served by the following bus routes: • The IND Fulton Street Line ( train) of the New York City Subway has a station located at the intersection of Cross Bay, Rockaway, Woodhaven Boulevards, and Liberty Avenue. • The is the primary bus server of the boulevard, running west of 150th Street. • The runs on the corridor between Sutphin Boulevard and Farmers Boulevard. • The and run between Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and Nassau Expressway. The Q113 heads west on the expressway, while the Q114 continues on the Turnpike portion to Mott Avenue. It is joined by the n31 from West Broadway, which continues until Central Avenue. • The runs between 143rd and 142nd Streets. • buses serve the boulevard between 130th Street and Lefferts Boulevard. • From there, the takes over until 111th Street. Buses that serve Aqueduct Racetrack/Resorts Casino continue west until Aqueduct Road. • The runs between 109th Avenue and either 94th Street (Howard Beach) or Liberty Avenue (Jamaica). Westbound service is supplemented by the . • The runs between Linden Boulevard and either Liberty Avenue (Ozone Park) or 99th Street (Cambria Heights). == See also ==