Chapter 3 - New York Metropolitan Transportation Council

Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan for NYMTC Region • FinalN E W Y O R K M E T R O P O L I T A N T R A N S P O R T A T I O N C O U N C I L• L O N G I S L A N DFigure 3-8Nassau County DetailEight major roadways serve Nassau County, running east to west. Starting on the North Shoreand going south: NY 25A, Northern Boulevard, runs from Suffolk County to the QueensboroBridge in Long Island City in Queens.NY 25, Jericho Turnpike, runs from Suffolk County over the Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan.Interstate 495, the Long Island Expressway, runs from Suffolk County into Manhattan via theMidtown Tunnel in Long Island.The Northern State Parkway runs from Suffolk County and becomes the Grand Central Parkwayas it enters Queens.NY 24, Hempstead Turnpike, runs from NY 110 in Suffolk County through the center of NassauCounty and into Jamaica Avenue in Queens Village.The Southern State Parkway runs from Suffolk County into the Cross Island and LaureltonParkways as it enters Queens.Page 3-7