Flushing Avenue

Flushing Avenue is an approximately five mile street running through northern Brooklyn and west central Queens beginning at the termination of Nassau Street, on the northern fringe of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, and ending where it merges with Grand Avenue, in Maspeth. It divides the neighborhood of Southside Williamsburg from Clinton Hill and East Williamsburg from Bushwick. After crossing the Queens border, the avenue serves as the dividing line between Ridgewood, Queens and West Maspeth, and terminates in Maspeth. Despite its name, the avenue does not extend to Flushing.

Flushing Avenue has seen considerable decline since its heyday in the early and mid-20th century. Some sections began to regrow, to varying degrees, at the turn of the 21st century. In 2004, the city began a project to upgrade the water and sewer infrastructure on the western part of the road, and to repave it. The project was completed in 2008. Perhaps this rebuilding will help to speed renewal in those parts that have already been affected, and to bring it about in those that have not.

The B57 bus runs the entire length of the Avenue. There are two New York City Subway stations along Flushing Avenue. The G train stops at Flushing Avenue and Union Avenue. The J and M trains stop at Flushing Avenue and Broadway. The L train also stops nearby at the Jefferson Street station.