Alter Avenue & Jefferson Street
Alter Avenue and Jefferson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. St Matthews Lutheran Church is 90 feet away. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about five minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Dongan Hills, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Dongan Hills SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
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 station0.5 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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 36 trees within 330 feet.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- St Ann School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K350 feet
- P.S. 11 Thomas Dongan School530 feet
Houses of worship
- St Matthews Lutheran Church House of worship90 feet
- St Anns RC Church House of worship300 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- 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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Alter Avenue & Bear Street 290 feet
- Cromwell Avenue & Jefferson Street 380 feet
- Delaware Avenue & Bear Street 540 feet
- Alter Avenue & Plattsburg Street 600 feet
- Garretson Avenue & Jefferson Street 620 feet
- Raritan Avenue & Bear Street 790 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Alter Avenue 830 feet
- Delaware Avenue & Plattsburg Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Alter Avenue or Jefferson Street.