Doughty Boulevard

Crisscrossing Doughty Boulevard

There are a few roadways that cut a path through the Town of Hempstead hamlet of Inwood such as Burnside Avenue, Sheridan Boulevard and Bayview Avenue.

However, Doughty Boulevard — known as McNeil Avenue up until the turn of the 20th century — has the historic honor of being named for a long-ago local lawmaker, Assemblyman George Doughty, whose bill in Albany took Inwood and a portion of Lawrence from New York City, placing it in Hempstead town.

Coming off Burnside Avenue heading south on Doughty Boulevard, there is the growing Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island that celebrated its 26th anniversary this past year. At the intersection of Doughty and Mott Avenue is the John J. Olivieri Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1582 memorial, where the community’s Memorial Day parade ends and the Veterans Day ceremony takes place.

The volunteer Inwood Fire Department stands tall on Doughty. Founded in 1887, the department is a historical marker for the community, because as Inwood grew, so did the demands on the department. A second company of firefighters was formed in 1902. Eight years later, the two companies combined forces and established the Inwood Fire Department.

Joe Abate/Herald Top photo: The Inwood Memorial Day parade moved along Doughty Boulevard in 2022.

The fire district formed in 1926, two years before the firehouse was built. That structure expanded in 1953, and an annex was constructed in 1985. Now the firehouse is undergoing a $3 million renovation, along with the purchase of a new truck.

Mary’s Manor sits at the corner of Doughty and Bayview. The state health department senior care facility is sponsored by Catholic Charities.

Not far south from there are two parking lots for the Inwood Long Island Rail Road station before Doughty Boulevard melds with the Nassau Expressway. Whether entering or leaving Inwood, the boulevard connects the community from one end to the other. — Jeffrey Bessen

Tim Baker/Herald photos First photo: Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island has been in Inwood for more than a quartercentury, and continues to grow.

Second photo: Whether a pedestrian or motorist, Inwood residents and visitors use Doughty Boulevard to go here and there.