The street was renamed after Francis Lewis , a signer of the Declaration of Independence who owned a home in Whitestone , to avoid confusion with the Cross Island Parkway .
Before being renamed in the 1930s , the roadway was called Cross Island Boulevard .
The street was renamed after Francis Lewis , a signer of the Declaration of Independence who owned a home in Whitestone , to avoid confusion with the Cross Island Boulevard     .
Before being renamed in the 1930s , the roadway was called Cross Island Boulevard .