Greeley Avenue is a residential yet important east-west avenue in the Grant City

Grant City, Staten Island

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 and Midland Beach

Midland Beach, Staten Island

Midland Beach is a Staten Island neighborhood. It lies along the east-central coast of the island, in the area known locally as the "Mid-Island, Staten Island," or, according to some, the "East Shore." To its immediate west is Grant City, south lies New Dorp Beach with Graham Beach and South Beach...

 neighborhoods of New York City

New York City

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, in the borough of Staten Island

Staten Island

Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...

, New York

New York

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Overview

Like many parallel streets in the area, it begins at Richmond Road

Richmond Road (Staten Island)

Richmond Road is a major north-south artery along the East Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is approximately long, and runs through the neighborhoods of Concord, Grymes Hill, Emerson Hill, Grasmere, Old Town, Dongan Hills, Grant City, Todt Hill, New Dorp, Egbertville,...

, and then travels southeast for a few quiet residential blocks before stopping at the Staten Island Railway

Staten Island Railway

The Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, publicly known as MTA Staten Island Railway or SIR, is the operator of the lone rapid transit line in the borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA...

's ROW near the southern entrance of its Grant City

Grant City (Staten Island Railway station)

Grant City is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Grant City, Staten Island, New York. It is located on an open cut at Lincoln Avenue and Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has two side platforms and aqua green walls. There are two exits; the main exit at the south end leads to...

 station at 0.2 mile (0.321868 km). Greeley Avenue continues onward for more quiet blocks until reaching Hylan Boulevard

Hylan Boulevard

Hylan Boulevard is a major northeast-southwest boulevard in the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is approximately long , and runs from the North Shore neighborhood of Rosebank to the South Shore neighborhood of Tottenville....

 at 0.6 mile (0.965604 km). Both of these sections of Greeley Avenue are a one way towards the Staten Island Railway.

The third leg of Greeley Avenue is its most traveled. A two-way in for the rest of its length, this section begins at Hylan Boulevard and continues on to Father Capodanno Boulevard

Father Capodanno Boulevard

Father Capodanno Boulevard, formerly called Seaside Boulevard, is primary north-south artery that runs through the Arrochar, South Beach, Ocean Breeze, Midland Beach, and New Dorp Beach neighborhoods of New York City, in the borough of Staten Island, New York...

 at 1.4 miles (2.3 km). Having not one stop sign or signal for its entire route, this leg of Greeley Avenue is a known for speeding vehicles. In 2005 and 2006 the New York City Department of Transportation

New York City Department of Transportation

The New York City Department of Transportation is responsible for the management of much of New York City's transportation infrastructure...

 installed electronic speed-display signage along the leg.

Landmarks include the St. Margaret Mary convent, located at 555 Greeley Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10306. In 2010 the structure was almost converted into an Islamic mosque

Mosque

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 and cultural center

Cultural center

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until parishioners of St. Margaret Mary's Church protested the sale of this property.