Woodhaven Boulevard and
Cross Bay Boulevard (formerly
Jamaica Bay Boulevard) are two parts of a major
boulevard in the
New York City borough of
Queens. Woodhaven Boulevard runs roughly north–south in the central portion of Queens. South of
Liberty Avenue, it is known as Cross Bay Boulevard, which is the main north–south road in
Howard Beach. Cross Bay Boulevard is locally known as simply "Cross Bay", and Woodhaven Boulevard, "Woodhaven". The completion of the boulevard in 1923, together with the construction of the associated bridges over
Jamaica Bay, created the first direct roadway connection to the burgeoning
Atlantic Ocean beachfront communities of
the Rockaway Peninsula from
Brooklyn and most of Queens.