Austin Avenue & Retner Street
Austin Avenue and Retner Street meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Sand Ln/Olympia Blvd, is 1,170 feet away for the S52, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sand Ln/Olympia Blvd, 1,170 feet away, for the S52.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sand Ln/Olympia Blvd S521,170 feetS52
Next buses at this stop
- S52 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1400 Bay Street Gas station1.4 miles
- 625 Father Capodanno Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one fast charger1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 August 2021.
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
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the black oak and the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Austin Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Austin Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Retner Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- New U" Tots 3-K" Pre-K1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,250 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 subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Robin Road & Austin Avenue 350 feet
- Jackson Avenue & Retner Street 400 feet
- Robin Road & Doty Avenue 510 feet
- Robin Road & Mills Avenue 620 feet
- Cedar Avenue & Austin Avenue 640 feet
- Cedar Avenue & Wallace Avenue 770 feet
- Oceanside Avenue & Mills Avenue 790 feet
- Jackson Avenue & Cedar Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along Austin Avenue or Retner Street.