Father Capodanno Boulevard

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Father Capodanno Boulevard
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Monument to Vincent Capodanno, at the corner of Sand Lane and Father Capodanno Boulevard
Father Capodanno Boulevard
Length2.60 mi (4.18 km)
Location Richmond County, New York
North end Lily Pond Avenue
South end Miller Field

Father Capodanno Boulevard, formerly Seaside Boulevard, is the primary north-south artery that runs through the Arrochar, South Beach, Ocean Breeze, Midland Beach, and New Dorp Beach neighborhoods of the New York City borough of Staten Island. The boulevard runs parallel to the South Beach Boardwalk and its public park.

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History

Fr. Capodanno Boulevard was originally conceived by New York City parks commissioner Robert Moses, as the northernmost stretch of a planned limited-access highway to be named Shore Front Drive. The road was built in 1955–1958 as Seaside Boulevard, as part of an improvement to the boardwalk. [1] The first section of the boulevard opened in 1957. [2] The name was changed in 1976 to honor Vincent R. Capodanno, a local Roman Catholic chaplain who was killed in the Vietnam War in 1967. [3] [4]

Description

The road exists today as the primary boulevard for the communities and public parks of Staten Island's East Shore. The road currently consists of six vehicular lanes: four driving lanes, a parking lane with turning bays southbound and a bus lane northbound. Previously existing bicycle lanes were removed in 2010 "without any discernible public process". [5] Northbound and southbound traffic is divided by a grassy center median. To avoid Hylan Boulevard's traffic congestion, Father Capodanno Boulevard is also used as a "short cut" to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge by residents of the island's more inland and southern communities.

The S51/S81 and S52 local buses use this street, as do the SIM5 , SIM6 , SIM9 express routes to and from Manhattan. [6] [7]

The entire boulevard suffered extensive damage and flooding during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.

Major intersections

Major intersections include:

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References

  1. "Ground is broken for boardwalk on Staten Island". Brooklyn Times-Union. August 11, 1935. p. 24. Retrieved September 18, 2019 via newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. "New Road to Open on Staten Island; New Boulevard Leads Way to Richmond Shore Project". The New York Times. October 28, 1957. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  3. Engels, Mary (June 20, 1976). "On the Isle". New York Daily News. p. 938. Retrieved September 21, 2019 via newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. "Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach Highlights: Capodanno Memorial". NYC Parks. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  5. Fried, Ben (November 18, 2010). "Cyclists Blindsided By City's Erasure of Father Capodanno Bike Lane". Streetsblog NYC. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  6. "Staten Island Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  7. Bascome, Erik (September 14, 2018). "MTA express bus changes: New SIM9, South Shore extension and more". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved September 19, 2018.

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