Amboy Road & Swinnerton Street
Amboy Road and Swinnerton Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tottenville-Charleston, 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 Pauls Methodist Church is 110 feet away. The Tottenville station on the SIR is about eight minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, seven of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 400 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 Tottenville, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Tottenville SIR · Staten Island Railway0.4 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Amboy Rd/Carteret St, 270 feet away, for the S78.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Amboy Rd/Carteret St S78270 feetS78
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
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, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 6937 Amboy Road Gas station1.1 miles
- 4350 Arthur Kill Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.3 miles
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 August 2024.
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
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the silver maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and December 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Amboy Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were built between 1848 and 1892.
- The Rutan-Journeay House Designated landmark700 feet
Places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 post office
Libraries, museums and history
- Tottenville Library1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pauls Methodist Church House of worship110 feet
- New Life Community Church House of worship440 feet
- Korean United Methodist Church House of worship480 feet
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- Congregation Ahavath Israel House of worship560 feet
- Our Lady Help of Christians Church House of worship1,270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Tottenville Post Office280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Amboy Road & Butler Avenue 90 feet
- Amboy Road & Carteret Street 230 feet
- Amboy Road & Main Street 250 feet
- Amboy Road & Bentley Street 390 feet
- Amboy Road & Chelsea Street 510 feet
- Amboy Road & Aspinwall Street 520 feet
- Main Street & Bentley Lane 530 feet
- Butler Avenue & Bentley Lane 590 feet
See every intersection along Amboy Road or Swinnerton Street.