The "Bliss Street" dual-name honored inventor, shipbuilder, and industrialist Neziah Bliss, who was an associate of Greenpoint Bridge installer Robert Fullton. Bliss charted most Long Island City's land during the 1830s and 40s, including Sunnyside. The station took number 46 in the 1930s when numerical assignments were made. The Bliss name remained on the station name with 46 St until 1998, when the MTA removed it during a remodeling.
Sunnysider Patricia Dorfman, now of Access Queens, worked for four years gathering 2,000 signatures to have the name restored to the station, nearby intersections, and maps in 2003. Dorfman was able to have the dual-names restored for Lowery and Rawson Streets. Don McCallian, Luke Adams, Councilman Eric Gioia, and Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan were all integral in the project. In 1999, the 46-Bliss St station reconstruction included a faceted glass work by Yumi Heo, titled "Q is for Queens," which still stands today.
Birthday | April 21, 1917 |
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Locale | Sunnyside |
Tracks | Local |
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Free Crossover |
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