New Dorp Lane
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| New Dorp Lane |
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| Length: | 1.53 mi (2.46 km) |
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| West end: | Richmond Road |
| East end: | Raritan Bay |
| Counties: | Richmond |
New Dorp Lane is a street in the New Dorp neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. While it is not an especially long or wide avenue (running one lane in each direction, only 1.5 miles long), the segment west of Hylan Boulevard is one of the densest, busiest commercial districts on the island, comparable to parts of Brooklyn.
It begins at Richmond Road, runs for 0.2 miles until it reaches New Dorp Plaza, a pair of north-south side streets which are also commercial in character. The pair of streets bound the Staten Island Railway's New Dorp Station on either side. It continues along, passing numerous shops, restaurants, banks and offices. At 0.6 miles, it reaches Hylan Boulevard, the East Shore's main north-south thoroughfare, at one of the most notoriously dangerous intersections on the island, one known for its high amounts of daily traffic and number of collisions. Continuing after that, the avenue widens, but at the same time becomes much less busy. It passes New Dorp High School, and then runs along the southern border of Miller Field for the remainder of its run. It terminates at 1.5 miles, right on the beach along Raritan Bay.
Our Lady Queen of Peace, the area's major Catholic parish, is located on New Dorp Lane near its western end.
