Where It All Begins

Many of NYC’s longest or most important roads begin as trickles, and then develop into mighty multi-lane thoroughfares. One of the starkest examples is Conner St. way up in the Eastchester area in the Bronx, which is a one-lane pathway on one side of Boston Rd. and a six-lane boulevard on the other. After nearly 60 years of staring at maps, I’m still fascinated on how lengthy roads change character from area to area. Here are just a few of them today.

Named for a neighborhood and a former bridge over the Bronx River...