Lefferts Boulevard (originally, Lefferts Avenue) was named for John Lefferts, the owner of 200 acres of Queens farmland. In 1868, Lefferts sold his land to the developers of Richmond Hill for $59,944.80. The name "Lefferts" survived a 1930's proposal to rename the street Richmond Hill Boulevard. You are on Lefferts Boulevard looking north toward Metropolitan Avenue less than one half block away. Even 100 years later, Lefferts Boulevard is still lined with trees.