Queens Plaza, Queens
Queens Plaza is a plaza located on Queens Boulevard, between North and South Plaza streets, in Long Island City, Queens. The plaza is overlapped by an elevated railway transit (which was constructed in 1914[1]), with the Queensboro Bridge starting on the eastern side. It has a subway stop for the E M R trains at the Queens Plaza station below ground and nearby are the 7 <7> N Q trains at the Queensboro Plaza station on the elevated tracks. The only elevator for the underground subway station is on the SW corner of South Plaza St and Jackson Ave.[2]
The location was the center of the 18th century village of Dutch Kills, Queens. Two millstones were preserved as relics of that time, set into a traffic island.[3]
The plaza was built in 1909 to accommodate the connection of the Queensboro Bridge to Queens Boulevard. From the 1920s through World War II it served as the location for many factories and warehouses. New buildings are being planned for Queens Plaza, and in 2009, $75 million was earmarked to clean and spruce up the area.[4] The New York City Traffic Control Center at 28-11 Queens Paza North controls the city's traffic lights.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Seyfried, V.F. & Asadorian, W. (1991). Old Queens, NY in early photographs. New York: Dover
- ^ http://www.mta.info/mta/ada/stations.htm#queens
- ^ Lauinger, John (September 24, 2009). "Colonial-era millstones in danger at Queens Plaza construction site, preservationists peeved". Daily News (New York). http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2009/09/24/2009-09-24_colonialera_millstones_cemented_into_the_queens_plaza_streetscape.html. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ Tarquinio, J. Alex (July 28, 2009). "Cleaning the Grit Off Long Island City". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/business/29queens.html. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ Rebeca Henely, Changing Midtown signals in LIC Yournabe.com 2011 July 31
[edit] External links
- New York Times article: For Joey Hot Dog, a World on the Wane
- New York Times article: Cleaning the Grit Off Long Island City
- MTA Guide to Accessible Transit
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