Alexander Avenue & Von Braun Avenue

Alexander Avenue and Von Braun Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Arden Heights-Rossville, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Woodrow Rd/Shotwell Av, is 1,240 feet away for the SIM8, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1975 and 1980, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.

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Alexander Avenue & Von Braun Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Woodrow Rd/Shotwell Av, 1,240 feet away, for the SIM8.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Woodrow Rd/Shotwell Av SIM8
    1,240 feet
    SIM8

Next buses at this stop

  1. SIM8 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway southbound at Drumgoole Road West & Richmond Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3143 Richmond Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2013.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10312
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 3
City Council district
51
Police precinct
123
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Arden Heights-Rossville
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1975 and 1980.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.