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Flushing Avenue has seen considerable decline since its heyday in the early and mid-20th century. Some sections began to gentrify, 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
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Near the intersection with Bushwick Avenue, residential Bushwick borders Flushing Avenue to the south, and the massive Bushwick Houses to the north. At Morgan and at Wyckoff Avenue, a community of artists and young professionals have moved into the low-rise lofts that were once abandoned. An effect
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bike path runs alongside Flushing Avenue in this area. In this district, the south side of Flushing Avenue contains many abandoned business that were supported by sailors and ship workers before the government closed the yard.
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serves the entire length of the avenue, except between 61st Street and Grand Avenue. Westbound buses run out of service from 64th Street to 61st Street before changing its destination from Maspeth to Red
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and on the west by Union Avenue, whose factories were largely abandoned shortly after the turn of the 21st century. The Triangle was rezoned as "residential" in December 2009.
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The commercial heart of Flushing Avenue is the intersection with Broadway and Graham Avenue, in the extreme southern end of Williamsburg. This
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and West Maspeth. Flushing Avenue then terminates in Maspeth. Despite its name, however, the avenue does not extend to
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trains' Flushing Avenue stop. In this area are cheap retail shopping, food shops and fast-food chains. This primarily
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have moved into the northern end of Williamsburg. The north side of Flushing Avenue in this section is a primarily
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was the opening of two bar-restaurants, Life Cafe and the Wreck Room, on an adjacent section of Flushing Avenue.
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In 1951, eighteen traffic signals at the western end of Flushing Avenue, as well as along Park Avenue in
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Flushing Avenue forms the south side of the so-called "Broadway Triangle", bounded on the northeast by
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The avenue is primarily an industrial thoroughfare. On its extreme western end, it serves the
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and Hasidic area is becoming increasingly populated with students and young professionals.
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area, whereas the south side is primarily industrial, the most notable exception being the
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Continuing past Wyckoff Avenue, the avenue crosses into Queens, passes the historic
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buses head west to Tompkins Avenue, while northbound buses head east to Broadway.
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The following subway stations are located at or near the corridor:
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runs on the avenue between its western end and Vanderbilt Avenue.
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buses that terminate at Flushing Avenue run east on it from
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runs between the avenue’s eastern end and Fresh Pond Road.
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All Saints Catholic Church at Flushing and Throop Avenues
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Flushing Avenue is served by the following bus routes:
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