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| Former name(s) | Southfield Boulevard, Pennsylvania Avenue |
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| Namesake | John Francis Hylan |
| Owner | City of New York |
| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
| Length | 13.86 mi (22.31 km)[1] |
| Location | Staten Island, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°32′45.06″N 74°8′31.63″W / 40.5458500°N 74.1421194°W |
| South end | Satterlee Street in Tottenville |
| Major junctions |  I-278 in Concord |
| North end | Edgewater Street in Shore Acres |
Hylan Boulevard is a major northeast-southwest boulevard in the New York City borough of Staten Island, and the longest street in a single borough in the city. It is approximately 14 miles (23 km) long,[2] and runs from the North Shore neighborhood of Rosebank, then along the entire East Shore, to the South Shore neighborhood of Tottenville. It was renamed in 1923 for New York City mayor John F. Hylan, before which it was known as Southfield Boulevard and the northern segment as Pennsylvania Avenue.[3][4]
Hylan Boulevard is one of Staten Island's busiest thoroughfares, carrying over 44,000 vehicles per day. The increased volume, built up over decades, has resulted in the road becoming New York City's newest "Boulevard of Death" according to Transportation Alternatives.[5]
- ^ "Richmond County Inventory Listing" (CSV). New York State Department of Transportation. August 7, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ Blumenthal, Ralph (November 6, 2009). "In Five Boroughs, Seeing Paris's Famed Avenue". The New York Times.
Staten Island boasts the longest street in any borough, Hylan Boulevard, running some 14 miles
- ^ "Call Streets Craig, Hylan and Hulbert" The New York Times. April 25, 1923.
- ^ "Rosebank – back to a Staten Island small town" Kevin J. Walsh, Forgotten New York. September 11, 2011.
- ^ Barone, Vincent. "Hylan now labeled city's new 'Boulevard of Death'". Staten Island Advance November 14, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2017.