The overhauled boulevard was reopened between the bridge and Horace Harding Boulevard (then called World's Fair Boulevard; now the Long Island Expressway) a year later on November 16, 1939, at which point it was renamed Francis Lewis Boulevard. At this time, the remaining original stretch of Cross Island Boulevard in Whitestone was renamed Clintonville Street, although many signs continued to identify it as Cross Island Boulevard.
In November 1939, after renovation, the boulevard reopened between the bridge and Horace Harding Boulevard (formerly World's Fair Boulevard; now Long Island Expressway), becoming Francis Lewis Boulevard. At that time, the original stretch of Cross Island Boulevard in Whitestone was renamed Clintonville Street, though many signs continued to refer to it as Cross Island Boulevard.