Lily Pond Avenue

Lily Pond Avenue is a relatively short but primary artery in the Rosebank, Shore Acres, Arrochar, and South Beach neighborhoods in the New York City borough of Staten Island.^[1]

Nature of Route

Lily Pond Avenue is the middle leg of Staten Island's coastal eastern corridor, possessing the same route as School Road and Father Capodanno Boulevard. Important intersections include Tompkins Avenue, Narrows Road, Major Avenue, and McClean Avenue. Lily Pond Avenue passes underneath the Staten Island Expressway at the foot of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.^[1] Landmarks include the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Memorial.^[2]

Transportation

Because of the easy access the artery provides to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge amongst other destinations, the MTA NYCTA provides the following public bus lines along the route:

• The S51 and S81 along Lily Pond Avenue's entire route.^[3]
• The S53 from the Staten Island Expressway to McClean Avenue.^[4]
• The X4, X5, X7, and X8 from the Staten Island Expressway to Father Capodanno Boulevard.^[5]

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