The number seven train bursts from the subway tunnel onto the elevated tracks in Queens, on its way from Times Square to Flushing, and rumbles into a seemingly unremarkable industrial urban scene. The number seven train passes above so many ethnic and new immigrant communities on its seven-mile route through northwest Queens that it has been dubbed the International Express. We invite you to experience it for yourself. Beach to Bay is a trip to a world of exotica completely at odds with traditional pictures and images of New York City. Yet, not once do we leave the limits of our Town and more than once you will look around to see in the distance, beyond the water, and islands, and bridges of various sizes - the towering structures of the World Trade, the signifying image of the Empire State.
Reality finally checks in.
The City of New York is indeed more than a sum of her parts. You will discover a Wildlife Refuge visited by people from around the world. A village that yearns to be a coastal town in the middle of nowhere, and in many respects, achieves its heart s desire. And then, this very special peninsula with the quiet of a picturesque bay starboard, only to find a few blocks removed the dashing surf pounding on miles of ocean beach, as far as the eye can see. Welcome to yet another side of a city that defies easy definition.