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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. ==History and nature of route== 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).〔(Vanderbilt Avenue, Staten Island, New York )〕 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,〔(Welcome to the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum! )〕 as well as the Roman Catholic Parish of St. Joseph, which was established by Italian-Americans in 1902.〔(Church of St. Joseph (Roman Catholic) )〕 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.〔(A sign reminds passersby of beloved priest )〕 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,〔(CITY PLANNING COMMISSION June 29, 2009/Calendar No. 4 C 070546 ZSR )〕 as well as the Stapleton United African Methodist Church which was established in 1801.〔(Stapleton UAME Church to celebrate 210th year )〕 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.〔(Archives of the Mayor's Press Office: Release #275-99: MAYOR GIULIANI SIGNS BILL THAT ADDS THE NAME "REV. DR. BEASLEY WAY" ON TOMPKINS AVENUE BETWEEN BROAD STREET AND VANDERBILT AVENUE IN STATEN ISLAND )〕 Tompkins Avenue also hosts locations for two United States Postal Service post offices〔(Two Staten Island post offices in danger of being closed )〕 The construction of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in the late 1950s left one small segment of Tompkins Avenue severed from the rest of the roadway. This orphaned piece now only serves as a side street between the ends of McClean Avenue and Major Avenue. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tompkins Avenue」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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