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"A Pedestrian was Killed Crossing Here" Sign on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, April 2007

"A Pedestrian was Killed Crossing Here" Sign on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, April 2007
Forest Hills is a neighborhood in central part of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered to the north by Rego Park, to the east by Flushing Meadows Park, the Grand Central Parkway and Kew Gardens, to the west by Middle Village and to the south by Forest Park.

The combination of Queens Boulevard's immense width, heavy automobile traffic, and thriving commercial scene made it the most dangerous thoroughfare in New York City and earned it citywide notoriety and morbid nicknames such as "The Boulevard of Death" and "The Boulevard of Broken Bones." From 1993 to 2000, 72 pedestrians were killed trying to cross the street, an average of 10.2 per year, with countless more injuries. Since 2001, at least partially in response to major news coverage of the danger, the city government has taken measures to cut down on such incidents, including posting large signs proclaiming that "A Pedestrian Was Killed Crossing Here" at intersections where fatal accidents have occurred and installing more road-rule enforcement cameras. These efforts appeared to be successful; during all of 2004, only one pedestrian was killed while trying to cross Queens Boulevard. [1]

Because of its name, density, accessibility, and diverse, multicultural character, the road has come to be somewhat emblematic of Queens in general.

Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Hills,_Queens and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens_Boulevard

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