Directions to Maple Grove Cemetery

Maple Grove Cemetery

127-15 Kew Gardens Road

P.O. Box 150086

Kew Gardens, New York 11415-0086

718-544-3600

From:            GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE

 Stay to the right off the bridge to the Major Deegan Expressway to Triboro Bridge – follow signs to Grand Central Parkway East and NY Airports – Stay on Grand Central to the Van Wyck Expressway – get off at the first exit – Hillside Avenue – make right onto Hillside Avenue about 3 blocks, bear right onto Kew Gardens Road – stay on Kew Gardens Road about ½ mile to entrance of Cemetery on right.

OR

From the George Washington Bridge to the Cross Bronx Expressway to Whitestone Bridge – right off the bridge to Van Wyck Expressway toward Kennedy Airport – off at Hillside Avenue (see above)

From:            TRIBORO BRIDGE (See above)

From:            Midtown Manhattan

Midtown Tunnel to Long Island Expressway (LIE) 495 East to Grand Central Parkway East – to Van Wyck Expressway towards Kennedy Airport – off at Hillside Avenue (see above)

 From:            BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY

Right onto Queens Boulevard – follow to Cemetery, approximately 9 miles (20 minutes) Entrance on right side of Queens Boulevard.

 From:            QUEENSBORO BRIDGE (59^th Street Bridge)

Stay on Queens Boulevard all the way to entrance to the Cemetery – on right just before Van Wyck Expressway.

From: LIE (495)

Get off at Grand Central parkway Eastbound to Van Wyck Expressway towards Kennedy Airport – off at first exit, Hillside Avenue (see above)

 From:  NEW ENGLAND THRUWAY

 To Throgs Neck Bridge to Clearview Expressway – Expressway ends at Hillside Avenue – make right onto Hillside Avenue to Queens Boulevard – make right onto Queens Boulevard – after Main Street – after Main Street – main entrance on left side of Queens Boulevard

From:    LIE (with commercial plates)

Take LIE to Queens Boulevard – take Queens Boulevard (South/East) to Cemetery

From:    LONG ISLAND 

Northern State Parkway onto Grand Central parkway Westbound, get off at 168^th Street Exit – Stay on service road (about 1 mile) to main Street or sign to Kennedy Airport.  Make a left onto Main Street – stay on Main Street for about 6 blocks, bear right at “V” to Queens Boulevard.  At bottom of hill is Queens Boulevard.  Make a right onto Queens Boulevard – Cemetery is second opening on the left.

From:            SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY

 To Van Wyck Expressway – Northbound – Exit Queens Boulevard – make left at first light (83^rd Avenue) to top of hill (Kew Gardens Road) – make a left ½ block – Make a left into the Cemetery

 From:            BROOKLYN

Take Jackie Robinson Parkway to Metropolitan Avenue – Eastbound to Lefferts Boulevard (119^th Street) make a left onto Lefferts and go to the end – Maple Grove Cemetery’s office is straight ahead.

From:            SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY and PENNSYLVANIA

 Verazzano Bridge onto Belt Parkway to Long Island to Van Wyck Expressway – Northbound – Exit Queens Boulevard – make left at first light which is 83^rd Avenue – one block to Kew Gardens Road – make a left – ½ block to on left is entrance and office.

From:             CONNECTICUT

I-95 South to Whitestone Bridge – follow signs to JFK Airport – Van Wyck Expressway South – Exit Hillside Avenue – make first right onto Hillside Avenue – go about three blocks until road breaks off to the right (Kew Gardens Road) follow perimeter of Cemetery until you see entrance on the right.

From:            UPSTATE NEW YORK

New York Thruway to Major Deegan Expressway to Triboro Bridge – follow signs to Grand Central East and New York Airports – Stay on Grand Central to Van Wyck Expressway – get off at first exit – Hillside Avenue – make right onto Hillside Avenue about three blocks, bear right onto Kew Gardens Road – stay on Kew Gardens Road about ½ mile to entrance of Cemetery on right.

From:    BUS FROM MANHATTAN

Queens Boulevard Bus #60 – stops at 83^rd Avenue – walk up 83^rd Avenue – one block to Kew Gardens Road – make left ½ block to entrance to Cemetery.