Alter Avenue & Hancock Street
Alter Avenue and Hancock Street meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about three minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Dongan Hills, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Dongan Hills SIR · Staten Island Railway790 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Delaware Av, 1,240 feet away, for the S78.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Delaware Av S781,240 feetS78
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.8 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo 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 2017.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10305
- 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
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Alter Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Two Steps Ahead Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5440 feet
- Saint Ann School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,190 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four 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:
- Cromwell Avenue & Hancock Street 380 feet
- Alter Avenue & Henry Place 440 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Cromwell Avenue 580 feet
- Garretson Avenue & Hancock Street 640 feet
- Henry Place & Perine Avenue 660 feet
- Delaware Avenue & Henry Place 690 feet
- Cromwell Avenue & Henry Place 810 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Garretson Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along Alter Avenue or Hancock Street.