Kings Highway

Kings Highway can be called Brooklyn's Mother Road: it is the source of some of Long Island's most important roads. Established over 200 years ago, it was formed in colonial New York when the locals connected the many smaller established roads, cow paths, and Indian trails that passed through Kings County. Over the years, the stretch from Ocean Parkway to Ocean Avenue, in particular, has historically been a shopping mecca surrounded by a mix of dense middle class housing offerings. Today, though it has lost many of the fine stores that built its reputation, Kings Highway still has an interesting mix of retail establishments, which cater to an ethnically and economically diverse clientele.