West Fingerboard Road is a primary east-west artery in the Arrochar

Arrochar, Staten Island

Arrochar is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. It is located directly inland of Fort Wadsworth and South Beach, on the east side of Hylan Boulevard south of the Staten Island Expressway; the community of Grasmere borders it on the west...

, Grasmere

Grasmere, Staten Island

Grasmere is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City.Grasmere although crossed by major roads has retained its quiet suburban character. The area and adjoining Concord was dotted with lakes and ponds similar to the English...

, Concord

Concord, Staten Island

Concord is a neighborhood located in the Borough of Staten Island in New York City, New York, United States.Located in northeastern Staten Island, and bordered by the neighborhoods of Grasmere, Clifton, Dongan Hills, Emerson Hill, and Old Town, Concord was named Dutch Farms originally, but was...

, and Old Town

Old Town, Staten Island

Old Town is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Staten Island, located on its East Shore. Old Town was established in August 1661 as part of New Netherland, and was the first permanent European settlement on Staten Island...

 neighborhoods of Staten Island, New York.

Landmarks include the headquarters of the Staten Island Advance

Staten Island Advance

The Staten Island Advance is a daily newspaper published in the borough of Staten Island in New York City. The only daily newspaper published in the borough, and the only borough to have its own major daily paper, it covers news of local and community interest, including borough politics. As of...

, as well as the Stonegate at Grasmere housing development.

West Fingerboard was once the western extension of Fingerboard Road

Fingerboard Road

Fingerboard Road is a primary north-south artery in the Shore Acres, Rosebank, Arrochar, and Grasmere neighborhoods of Staten Island, New York.Landmarks include the Mount Manresa Jesuit Retreat House, as well as the Hills of Grasmere housing development....

 proper. The widening of 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....

in the early 1960s caused its intersection with Fingerboard Road to be shifted, thus creating two distinct routes.