My short route is as follows: Start in front of 35-35 75th Street (home); go North to 35th Avenue; turn left; go straight (and downhill - a most desirable start) until you pass under the BQE. Turn left and go up the hill, cross Broadway and continue a few blocks until you pass Roosevelt, veering to the left at the V. Go up the hill and cross Woodside Avenue. Then go down the hill to Queens Boulevard.
Turn left at Queens Boulevard. Run past the BQE exit, asserting pedestrian rights (i.e., let those cars know that we own the streets, it's OK to accidentally bump a car), but don't get killed. Continue East on Queens Boulevard going under the railroad overpass. At the next city street (don't go on the BQE) make a left. Go up the hill for a block and 1/2 noting the tiny park on the left - WITH A WATER FOUNTAIN. Stop for a drink. Before drinking, use your finger to partially block the exit nozzle and direct the water to give the small fern tree a spritz. Take a drink.
Continue up the hill and across the street - crossing Woodside Avenue here is the most dangerous crossing - and running through the small park at Woodside and 69th Street. Continue North on 69th for one block, making a right at the next corner. Continue for a block or three and make a left to Roosevelt. Let the traffic guide you across Roosevelt and through Little India. Stop running on 73rd Street 1/2 block North of 37th Road and take in the world.
Takes me about 25 minutes. Barely meets my minimum but the up and down requires some effort.
