Liberty Avenue through Richmond Hill and Ozone Park is one of the most distinctive commercial strips in New York, running under the elevated A train past Guyanese and Trinidadian bakeries, roti shops and record stores. A March for Jesus along it is a congregational procession that uses the avenue the way the neighbourhood uses everything else - out loud and in public. Free to watch from the pavement, and the strip is worth the trip on its own.
What to expect
Expect a walking procession with banners and singing moving along the avenue, police managing traffic at crossings, and the ordinary Saturday commerce of Liberty Avenue continuing around it. It is a devotional march rather than a festival with stalls. The route is flat and entirely on street level.
Good to know
- Liberty Avenue near Lefferts Boulevard in Queens; the A to Lefferts Boulevard runs directly above the strip.
- Free to watch — nothing is ticketed.
- It is a religious procession, so the tone is observant rather than festive.
- The avenue's Caribbean bakeries and roti shops are open around it.
- Flat pavement the whole way, easy with a stroller or wheelchair.
- Traffic on the avenue is held at intervals, so avoid driving through.
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Common questions
Where does the march take place?
Along Liberty Avenue near Lefferts Boulevard in Queens.
How long does it last?
About ninety minutes in the morning.
Is it open to the public?
Yes — it moves along a public street and is free to watch or join.
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