Father Capodanno Boulevard, formerly Seaside Boulevard, is the primary north-south artery that runs through the Arrochar,

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, Ocean Breeze,

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, and

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neighborhoods of the

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. The boulevard runs parallel to the

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and its public park.

History

Father Capodanno Boulevard was originally conceived by New York City parks commissioner

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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. The first section of the boulevard opened in 1957. The name was changed in 1976 to honor Vincent R. Capodanno, a local

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who was killed in the

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in 1967.

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". Northbound and southbound traffic is divided by a grassy center median. To avoid

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's traffic congestion, Father Capodanno Boulevard is also used as a "short cut" to the

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by residents of the island's more inland and southern communities. The entire boulevard suffered extensive damage and flooding during

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in October 2012. The East Shore Seawall will roughly parallel the road.

Transportation

Father Capodanno Boulevard is covered by the S51/ S81 local buses north of Midland Avenue, as do the express routes to and from

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. The serves it between Seaview Avenue and Sand Lane.

Major intersections

Major intersections include: *

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(northern end) * Sand Lane * Seaview Avenue * Slater Boulevard * Hunter Avenue * Midland Avenue * Lincoln Avenue * Greeley Avenue

References

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