Alter Avenue & Bear Street
Alter Avenue and Bear Street meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. St Ann School is 650 feet away. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about five minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Dongan Hills, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Dongan Hills SIR · Staten Island Railway1,210 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Rd/Raritan Av, 0.3 miles away, for the S74, S76, S86 and SIM15.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Rd/Raritan Av S74, S76, S86, SIM150.3 milesS74 S76 S86 SIM15
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S76 …
- S86 …
- SIM15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10304
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Alter Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- St Ann School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K650 feet
- P.S. 11 Thomas Dongan School820 feet
- Two Steps Ahead Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 51,170 feet
Houses of worship
- St Matthews Lutheran Church House of worship360 feet
- St Anns RC Church House of worship470 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Delaware Avenue & Bear Street 250 feet
- Alter Avenue & Jefferson Street 290 feet
- Raritan Avenue & Bear Street 500 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Alter Avenue 540 feet
- Cromwell Avenue & Jefferson Street 670 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Bear Street 750 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Delaware Avenue 790 feet
- Alter Avenue & Plattsburg Street 890 feet
See every intersection along Alter Avenue or Bear Street.