Amboy Road & Bentley Street

Amboy Road and Bentley Street meet at a three-way junction in Tottenville-Charleston, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The Rutan-Journeay House stands 310 feet away. The Tottenville station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, six of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.

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Amboy Road & Bentley Street Nearby corners, linked

Staten Island Railway

The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Tottenville, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Tottenville SIR · Staten Island Railway
    0.3 miles
    SIR

Next trains at this station

Ferry
1 line
  1. SIR …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amboy Rd/Carteret St, 130 feet away, for the S78.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amboy Rd/Carteret St S78
    130 feet
    S78

Next buses at this stop

  1. S78 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the West Shore Expressway northbound at Boscombe Avenue, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6937 Amboy Road Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 4350 Arthur Kill Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    2.4 miles

Between 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 July 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10307
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 3
City Council district
51
Police precinct
123
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tottenville-Charleston
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Amboy Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Bentley Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Bentley Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Greek Revival. They were built in 1848.

  1. The Rutan-Journeay House Designated landmark
    310 feet

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 post office

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation Ahavath Israel House of worship
    180 feet
  2. St Pauls Methodist Church House of worship
    460 feet
  3. New Life Community Church House of worship
    840 feet
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  1. Korean United Methodist Church House of worship
    840 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Tottenville Post Office
    610 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.