Nostrand Avenue (/ˈnoʊstrənd/) is a major street in Brooklyn, New York, that runs for 8 miles (13 km) 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. The street is named after the 17th century Dutch settler Gerret Noorstrandt.[1][2]
Description
From Flushing Avenue to Farragut Road, Nostrand Avenue is a one-way two-lane street going southbound only. Between Farragut Road and Kings Highway, it is a two way street with two traffic lanes. 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.[3]
In 2004, the 200th anniversary of Haiti's independence, Nostrand Avenue was co-named Toussaint Louverture Boulevard in honor of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803).[4][5][6]
Public transportation
The street is serviced by the following bus routes:
The B44 & B44 SBS bus, which replaced a streetcar line in 1951, serves the entire avenue. Southbound service heads east on Shore Parkway. Where Nostrand is one-way southbound, northbound buses head east on Farragut Road for New York Avenue service (local), or west on Flatbush Avenue for Rogers Avenue service (SBS).
The B36 runs on the avenue between Avenue Z and Gravesend Neck Road, where it terminates.
The BM4 express bus runs on the corridor between Avenue K and Gerritsen Avenue.
