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Many roads along the routes have been renamed. New York Avenue would later become New York Boulevard, and was renamed Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in 1982 after local politician Guy Brewer. [31] [32] Rockaway Road and the Jamaica and Rockaway Turnpike are now called Rockaway Boulevard (in Queens) and the Rockaway Turnpike (in Nassau), respectively.
The New York City Transit Authority, in March 1971, sought permission from the New York City Board of Estimate to operate express buses during rush hours along the FDR Drive. It was hoped that the route would attract Upper East Side residents that used their cars to get to the Financial District. [264] Began service on April 12, 1971 as the M23X.
[97] [98] The vans, some licensed by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission and some unlicensed, charge a fare of $2.00, lower than the $2.90 fare for MTA-operated local buses, but without free transfers.
The New York City Board of Estimate approved the establishment of the South Ozone Park–Jamaica bus route, running along Lefferts Boulevard and Rockaway Boulevard, circa 1921. The route ran from the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and 114th Street to the Richmond Hill Circle section of South Ozone Park, Queens . [ 8 ]
The IND Fulton Street Line (A train) of the New York City Subway has a station located at the intersection of Cross Bay, Rockaway, Woodhaven Boulevards, and Liberty Avenue. The Q7 is the primary bus server of the boulevard, running between 150th Street and the Rockaway Boulevard station, the two rush hour terminals. [ 6 ]
Express bus service began along the corridor on August 2, 1971, as the Q18X, as the first New York City Transit express service between Queens and Manhattan. [38] The route was renumbered the X18 in 1976, before being renumbered to its current designation, the X68, on April 15, 1990.
Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site: New York City Transit; The New York and Queens County Railway AND The Steinway Lines 1867-1939, Vincent F. Seyfried, 1950; The Don Harold and Francis J. Goldsmith, Jr. Brooklyn El and Trolley Pages (The JoeKorNer: Brooklyn Trolleys) "PRR Chronology, Discontinuance/Last Runs of Passenger Service" (PDF).
East New York Yard in 2017. East New York Yard (also known as DO (District Office) Yard from its telegraphy letters) is primarily used to store the R143s used on the L and J/Z, R160s used on the J, L, M, and Z, and R179s used on the J and Z. Subway equipment is inspected and maintained here on a regular basis. [23] [45] [46]