WHERE: The neighborhoods of Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Woodside, in Queens.

START: Junction Boulevard subway station (7 train), fully accessible

FINISH: 61 Street - Woodside station (7 train and Long Island Rail Road), fully accessible

DISTANCE: 2.9 miles (4.3 kilometers)

All are welcome; just let me know you’re coming and be on time. We’ll meet at the station elevator at the corner of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue.

In the event of inclement weather, this walk will be rescheduled.

This walk is inspired by the excellent book The Intimate City: Walking New York by the architecture critic of The New York Times, Michael Kimmelman. We’ll walk through a fascinatingly diverse and changing area. We’ll also walk along a pioneering “open street” in New York City, 34 Avenue, meeting a lot of pedestrians and cyclists and dodging no cars.

This weekend, the 7 train will not run between Queensboro Plaza and Manhattan. To get to the 7 train from Manhattan, thence to the starting point, take the N or W train to Queensboro Plaza and cross the platform to the 7 train. Or take the E, F, or R train to Roosevelt Avenue and transfer upstairs to a Flushing-bound 7 train. Or take the Long Island Rail Road to Woodside and transfer upstairs to a Flushing-bound 7 train (the cost of a City ticket on the LIRR is $5.00).

Route of this walk, reading from right to left.