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Junction Boulevard

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Junction Boulevard
Junction Blvd
94th Street
Map
Former name(s)Junction Avenue
OwnerCity of New York
Maintained byNYCDOT
Length3.0 mi (4.8 km)[1]
LocationQueens, New York City
South end NY 25 (Queens Boulevard) in Rego Park
Major
junctions
I-495 (Long Island Expressway) in Corona
NY 25A (Northern Boulevard) in Jackson Heights
Grand Central Parkway in East Elmhurst
North end LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst

Junction Boulevard, originally Junction Avenue, is a two-mile north-south route that runs through the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights, Corona, Elmhurst, and Rego Park in Queens, New York City, United States. It continues as 94th Street in East Elmhurst and also serves LaGuardia Airport.

Route description

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94th Street begins at LaGuardia Airport, running south through the East Elmhurst neighborhood. Upon intersecting 32nd Avenue, it continues as Junction Boulevard. Along its route, it intersects with the following major roads: Grand Central Parkway, Astoria Boulevard, Roosevelt Avenue, Corona Avenue, Long Island Expressway, with its southern end at Queens Boulevard. Junction Boulevard passes by the LeFrak City apartment development and the Rego Center Mall, ending at Queens Boulevard. For most of its length, its width varies from two to four lanes.

Transportation

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The following bus routes serve Junction Boulevard:

  • The entire length of 94th Street and Junction Boulevard is followed by the Q72 bus.
  • From 59th Avenue, the Corona-bound Q38 heads north to 57th Avenue and the Queens Village-bound Q88 heads south to Horace Harding Expressway.
    • That’s where the Rego Park-bound Q59 terminates, continuing out of service to 62nd Drive.[2]

Junction Boulevard contains two New York City Subway stations:

References

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  1. ^ "Junction Boulevard" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Queens Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.