Tuesday, September 2, 2025 – A BRIEF ROUTE TO THE NEW AND GROWING LONG ISLAND CITY

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RIDING

OFF THE ISLAND

ON THE Q102 BUS

Tuesday, Sept 2 , 2025

Judith Berdy

Issue # 1524

I was off to test the new Q102 route from the Island to Court Square.
On weekends there are just 2 buses an hour leaving the subway station at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. The bus stops at the 546 Main Street stop.
The 12:45 bus arrived with just one other passenger on it.  

Proceeding east on 36th Avenue, the second stop is at 12th Street. This is a great location to get off and make a donation to the Hour Children Thrift Shop.

Being a holiday most shops were closed.  Just before turning onto 31st Street, we passed Flowers by Lunelly, a great florist that has supplied wonderful and creative arrangements for many island events.

Being a holiday, the intersection between Northern Blvd, Queens Plaza and the bridge entry was quick.  This intersection will be a challenge weekdays.

 The 7 train is a few block walk from the N & R train at Queens PlazaOnce on Jackson Avenue, we were in the new skyscraper world of Long Island City.
Jacx & Co, a giant food hall is the first dining spot on the avenue. Accross the street is al Murray’s Cheese, Serafina and a Chipolte.  No longer an industrial area there are multiple dining spots may Asian.

 The bus route ends at 44th Drive and Jackson Avenue. (The return starts at 43rd Avenue and Jackson Avenue)

It takes time to adjust to the neighborhood.  Until recently the only hi-rise was Citi-Corp, now it is surrounded by other buildings. There is still a park in front of the building. There is a Target store on the other side of the building.

The grand courthouse is accross the street partially hidden by construction on the plaza outside the building.

On the next block is Teso-Life,
(from Google)Teso is a Japanese lifestyle store owned by a Chinese entrepreneur, as reflected in the presence of Chinese characters throughout the store. They carry a wide selection of Korean and Japanese skincare, haircare, makeup, and food.

The E train station is on the corner.  

One of the few vacant areas has a sign posted that another monster hi-rise will soon appear. (Is there any planning or zoning in Queens?)

One remnant of old LIC remains on the corner 23rd Street.

Next to the G train station and my destination was reached after a 10 minute walk from the bus stop.
The store was crowded, but still easy to be in and out in less than an hour.
An Uber ride seemed the best idea to bring my purchases home.

OUR QUEENS BUS ROUTES
WE HAVE POSTED THE NEW ROUTE MAPS ON THE BACK OF THE CHAPEL BUS SHELTER

TO SEE INDIVIDUAL ROUTE DETAILS GO TO:
https://www.mta.info/schedules/bus/queens

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Saturday was escape day to 
Atlantic City with a group from our CBN Center.
Trip was sponsored by RIDA.
A day of fun in the sun!!

Credits

Judith Berdy

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