Armstrong Avenue & Hillcrest Street

Armstrong Avenue and Hillcrest Street meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Hylan Blvd/Armstrong Av, is 0.3 miles away for the S54, S78, SIM1 and four more, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

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Armstrong Avenue & Hillcrest Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Armstrong Av, 0.3 miles away, for the S54, S78, SIM1, SIM1C and three more.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hylan Blvd/Armstrong Av S54, S78, SIM1, SIM1C +3
    0.3 miles
    S54 S78 SIM1 SIM1C SIM7 SIM9 SIM10

Next buses at this stop

  1. S54 …
  2. S78 …
  3. SIM1 …
  4. SIM1C …
  5. SIM7 …
  6. SIM9 …
  7. SIM10 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4000 Hylan Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10308
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 3
City Council district
51
Police precinct
122
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Great Kills-Eltingville
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1970.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • 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
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.