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Sutphin Boulevard

Street in Queens, New York

Summary

Street in Queens, New York

Sutphin Boulevard is a major street in the New York City borough of Queens. Its northern end is at Hillside Avenue in Jamaica and its southern end is Rockaway Boulevard on the border of South Jamaica and Springfield Gardens. It comes from the Dutch name Sutphin, which is derived from the Dutch city of Zutphen.

Route description

Sutphin Boulevard begins at Hillside Avenue and passes through Jamaica Center. Between Archer Avenue and 94th Avenue, Sutphin Boulevard goes under the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road at Jamaica station. It passes through the Jamaica and South Jamaica neighborhoods. Major intersections along the way include Liberty Avenue, Lakewood Avenue, Linden Boulevard and Foch Boulevard. Sutphin Boulevard ends at the intersection of Rockaway Boulevard and 150th Street; south of that intersection, 150th Street continues into John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Transportation

Sutphin Boulevard passes by several New York City Subway stations named for it along the way, including:

  • , on the IND Queens Boulevard Line at Hillside Avenue, serving the
  • , a station complex on the Archer Avenue lines, serving the
  • , the former BMT Jamaica Line elevated station at Jamaica Avenue; now demolished and replaced by the Archer Avenue station

Several bus routes run along Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica:

  • The buses run on Sutphin Boulevard between Hillside and Archer Avenues.
  • South from Jamaica Avenue, the goes to Rockaway Boulevard, the head to Liberty Avenue, the runs to 94th Avenue (Howard Beach) or from 95th Avenue (165th Street Terminal), and the runs to Archer Avenue (Sutphin/Archer/JFK station), 108th Avenue (South Jamaica), or from 109th Avenue (Manhattan). All buses also run to Archer Avenue and terminate, then continue to 95th Avenue for their opposite terminals.
  • The runs between Lakewood and 88th Avenues, where it terminates.
  • The Q7 serves the boulevard’s southern end, at which point it becomes 150th Street.

References

References

  1. {{NYCS const. map
  2. {{Cite NYC bus map. Q
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