Tompkins Avenue
| Length | 1.60 mi (2.57 km) |
|---|---|
| Location | Staten Island |
| West end | Broad Street/Canal Street |
| East end | School Road/Lincoln Place; McClean Avenue (orphaned segment) |
Tompkins Avenue is a mostly residential yet primary east-west artery that runs through the Fort Wadsworth, Rosebank, Shore Acres, Clifton, and Stapleton neighborhoods of New York City, in the borough of Staten Island, New York.
Named for former New York governor Daniel D. Tompkins, notable cross streets include Hylan Boulevard (named for former New York City Mayor John Hylan, as well as Vanderbilt Avenue (named for Cornelius Vanderbilt).
Between Hylan Boulevard and the Staten Island Railway overpass, Tompkins Avenue becomes one of Rosebank's two commercial districts (the other being along Bay Street). Landmarks include the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, a historic site honoring the lives of Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi and Italian American inventor Antonio Meucci, as well as the Roman Catholic Parish of St. Joseph, which was established by Italian-Americans in 1902. This section of Tompkins Avenue, off of St. Mary's Avenue, was renamed Monsignor John T. Servodidio Way in 2009 to honor the late John T. Servodidio who had been pastor of the before-mentioned St. Joseph's R.C. Church from 1983-2009.
Tompkins Avenue is residential again between the Staten Island Railway and Vanderbilt Avenue.
Landmarks between Vanderbilt Avenue and Broad Street include the St. Elizabeth Ann Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, a nursing home opened in 1990 that is run by the Sisters of Charity, P.S. 14, I.S. 49, a campus of the Richard H. Hungerford School, as well as the Stapleton United African Methodist Church which was established in 1801. This section of Tompkins Avenue was renamed Rev. Dr. Beasley Way in 1999 to honor the late William Herman Beasley who had been pastor of the before-mentioned Stapleton AME Church from 1974-1998.
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