New-York tribune., 1911-10-01
ROAD TO QUEENS NEEDED
Plan OF Extending Highland 8Ou-
IeVard to Forest Park Revived.

The need Of a boulevard connection be-
tween the parkways Of Brooklyn and the
roads Of Queens and other sections Of Long
Island was emphasized last week. when the
few streets by which Brooklyn automo-
bllists can reach the neighboring borough
with anything like directness or comfort
were choked with motor vehicles bound TO
or from the aviation meet at Nassau Boule-
ward The conditions were dangerous alike
10 the autOmobilists and 10 the people liv-
ing I'm the neighborhoods through which
the cars in almost unbroken procession.
travelled forth and back each day.
IL is expected that because of this recent
experience Of theirs a movement will %
started by Brooklyn autOmObilists 20 have
the city carry out the plans for the con-
struction Of the long ago proposed extern
sion OF Highland Boulevard II Is gem
orally believed that the building Of this
short stretch Of road would remove the
unpleasant difficulty which now contronts
all motor car drivers in getting from
Z Brooklyn into Queens.
At present there are three so-called out
lets from Brooklyn into Queens for auto
mobiles These are Jamaica avenue once
popular driveway, but now given over
/ largely 90 trolley traffic; Etna street and
/ Rldgewood avenue. both narrow residential
streets. neither Of which was ever intended
/ for use as a highway for heavy automobile
travel The residents Of these quiet little
streets i'm Cypress Hills are up IN arms
over the conditions which have been thrust
upon them bv the city's failure to connect
properly the parkway and road systems oil
I queens and Brooklyn. They have com
. rIsined 10 the police and health authorities
against the speeding OF the automooilisl'
and the sleep and rest destroying noises
| made by them.
/ Highland Boulevard is d continuation oi
/ Eastern Parkway. The proposed extension
would carry this boulevard from Highland
/ Park around Cypress Hills Cemetery u
Forest Park. where it would be- joined t'
the beautiful driveway winding through
/ that park and connecting directly with the
. Hoffman Boulevard, in Queens.
/ 4 movement 10 provide for bouleyar'
connection between the roads OF BrooNyi
and Queens was started i'm 1894 The ciVi'
ORGANIZATIONS Of the border managed th'
campaign. and i'm 1903 Assemblyman VIII
lam De Grsot succeeded I'm getting a bil
through the Legislature which provided FOL
the extension Of the Highland Boulevard
from Highland Park, Brooklyn. to Fores
. Park. Queens The extension was to be l0
feet wide and was TO run about three
quarters Of a mile.
/ After the passage Of the bill the citl
i made survey Of the land needed for tn
road and made a map Of the proposed
course. But there the city stopped, and III
efforts of Mr. De Groot, y. T. Palmer am
others have failed to obtain the appropria
ton for tile consummation Of the plan
The Cypress Hills Cemetery officials hay
been opposed TO the plan from the FIRST
and the men interested in getting the ap
propriation believe that the city has beel
held back in constructing the roadway b.
/ the objection Of the cemetery authorities
REGARDING the case, Mr.. De Groot said:
..The extension would open up wild
4 tract OF territory and cause no Injury q
private property IL would give go0
outlet from Brooklyn into queens. II Is m
nlar 10 connect the Queens end Of the ex
tension with the main road through Fores
Park. The cemetery people told me tina
they would not oppose the road II made
200 feet wide instead OF 10 feet, but 1 wOul,
not comply.
They want TO sell the small strip o
ground belonging 10 them, which will b
taken by the cemetery plot instead OF b.
the acre. This would not be reasonable
as the section is unimproyed for the mos
part and very few graves would be affect
ed. II would hardly be possible 70 bull
lstreets through Queens without disturbin
cemeteries somewhere. There are thou
sands OF acres OF them in the borough