Nostrand Avenue

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South end in Sheepshead Bay

Nostrand Avenue is a major street in Brooklyn, New York, that runs north from Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay to Flushing Avenue in Williamsburg, where it continues as Lee Avenue. It occupies the position of East 30th Street in the Brooklyn street grid. It is named after one of the original Dutch families that settled in New Utrecht, Brooklyn when New York was still a Dutch Colony.

Description

From Flushing Avenue to Farragut Road, Nostrand Avenue is a one-way two-lane street going southbound only. 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.[1]

Co-named Toussaint Louverture Boulevard

In 2004, the 200th anniversary year of Haiti's independence, Nostrand Avenue was co-named Toussaint Louverture Boulevard in honor of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture (1743 – 1803).[2][3]

Public transportation

The street is serviced by the following public transportation:

References

  1. Benardo, Leonard (2006). Brooklyn by Name. New York and London: New York University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8147-9945-1.
  2. Haitian Times, Editorial Staff (9 April 2013). "Tonight, HABNET Celebrates Cultural Name for Nostrand Ave: ‘Toussaint Louverture Blvd’". The Haitian Times. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. Bloomberg, Michael R. (2004-04-21). "MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG SIGNS LEGISLATION RENAMING EIGHTY-THREE STREETS" (Press release). New York City: The City of New York. Retrieved 2014-02-07.

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