The Longest Streets (Albany, White Plains, Bedford: design, area, cemetery)

[K 22]

I was reading some stuff on the history of Grand Concourse a little while ago and one section saying it was the longest street in the Bronx - which I believe is not true.

So, I wanted to do a quick sanity check to see what are the longest streets in the 5 boroughs since I think I know them all.

Manhattan:
Broadway is #1 by far, I think 2nd Avenue is #2 (Houston to 125th)

The Bronx:
I believe Tremont Avenue is #1, I'm guessing White Plains Road is 2nd. But if you want to count starting points outside the borough, then Broadway is #1 and 3rd Avenue is #2.

Brooklyn:
Bedford Avenue, by far. I think Atlantic Avenue is #2.

Queens:
Northern Boulevard, I think. Or Francis Lewis Boulevard? This one I'm stumped.

Staten Island:
I believe Hylan Boulevard is #1, and I think Victory Boulevard #2.


Just thought I'd throw this out there.

[Andysocks]

Hm... Northern Boulevard seems longer, but it might just have more lights... Franny Lou is kinda disjointed after it hits that cemetery, I mean they kind of just named random gridded streets Francis Lewis after that.

[Viralmd]

Broadway, in one form or another, USED to run all the way up to Albany.

[SeventhFloor]

Manhattan
Broadway, no question

Brooklyn
Bedford Avenue from Manhattan Avenue to Emmons Avenue is 17.9 miles, Atlantic Avenue from Columbia Street to Eldert Lane is 7.3 miles, Flatbush Avenue from Nevins Street to Marine Parkway Bridge is 9.3 miles, Bedford Avenue wins

Bronx
Grand Concourse from E 138 to Mosholu Pkwy is 6.7 miles, East Tremont Avenue from Jerome Avenue to Schurz Avenue is 6.5 miles, Grand Concourse wins

Queens
Northern Boulevard from Queens Boulevard to 254th Street is 13.8 miles, Francis Lewis Boulevard from Cross Island Parkway to Hook Creek Boulevard is 14.9 miles, Jamaica Avenue from Eldert Lane to 250th Street, 8.6 miles, Francis Lewis Boulevard wins

Staten Island
Richmond Terrace from Bay Street to Western Avenue is 6.3 miles, Richmond Avenue from Hyland Boulevard to Forest Avenue is 6.3 miles, Victory Boulevard from Bay Street to Wild Avenue is 7.1 miles, Hylan Boulevard from Bay Street to Craig Avenue is 13.1 miles, Hylan Boulevard wins

[Dennis Brown]

What about streets that extend into other boroughs? Atlantic Ave continues out of Brooklyn into Queens all the way up to the Van Wyck. Springfield Blvd is also pretty long, probably longer than Woodhaven Blvd, Queens Blvd or Jamaica Ave maybe. Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn as well

[lhf1979]

Originally Posted by K 22

I was reading some stuff on the history of Grand Concourse a little while ago and one section saying it was the longest street in the Bronx - which I believe is not true.

So, I wanted to do a quick sanity check to see what are the longest streets in the 5 boroughs since I think I know them all.

Manhattan:
Broadway is #1 by far, I think 2nd Avenue is #2 (Houston to 125th)

The Bronx:
I believe Tremont Avenue is #1, I'm guessing White Plains Road is 2nd. But if you want to count starting points outside the borough, then Broadway is #1 and 3rd Avenue is #2.

Brooklyn:
Bedford Avenue, by far. I think Atlantic Avenue is #2.

Queens:
Northern Boulevard, I think. Or Francis Lewis Boulevard? This one I'm stumped.

Staten Island:
I believe Hylan Boulevard is #1, and I think Victory Boulevard #2.


Just thought I'd throw this out there.

Northern Blvd goes from Queens Plaza to the City line and continues into Nassau and Suffolk.

Jamaica Avenue starts in Brooklyn and becomes Jericho Turnpike in Nassau and continues into Suffolk.

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by lhf1979

Northern Blvd goes from Queens Plaza to the City line and continues into Nassau and Suffolk.

Jamaica Avenue starts in Brooklyn and becomes Jericho Turnpike in Nassau and continues into Suffolk.

Sunrise Highway starts in Montauk, turns into North and South Conduit Avenues in Queens, which then turns into Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn, which then turns into Caton Avenue, also in Brooklyn. But its all Route 27.

[bmwguydc]

I always thought the Grand Concourse was on the order of 5 miles, even with the epansion below 161st after the original design, hence the narrower roadway as it proceeds to the south. So, I checked on Google Maps, and I see the 6.7 mile trip that is quoted, but that route goes up the Deegan and back to Mosholu & Grand Concourse, dragging the route to the Concourse puts it at a little over 5 miles. Perhaps what the OP's source intended to say is that it is the largest boulevard in the borough, on the order of 180 feet wide in places, originally having been modeled on the Champs-Elysees; and while it is not the the longest, it is one of the largest in road area with the three roadways and medians.

[SeventhFloor]

nahh i think the OP meant length, because between grand concourse and east tremont ave, he was unsure which was longer between the two. and east tremont is nowhere as wide as the concourse.

[lhf1979]

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

Sunrise Highway starts in Montauk, turns into North and South Conduit Avenues in Queens, which then turns into Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn, which then turns into Caton Avenue, also in Brooklyn. But its all Route 27.

Good call, I forgot about that one.