Bard Avenue & Birch Avenue
Bard Avenue and Birch Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Bard Av, is 0.3 miles away for the S48, S98 and SIM30. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Bard Av, 0.3 miles away, for the S48, S98 and SIM30.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Bard Av S48, S98, SIM30 · Countdown sign0.3 milesS48 S98 SIM30
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- S98 …
- SIM30 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 525 Forest Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.2 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 October 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
- Elevation
- 210 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1920 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bard Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bard Avenue & Mathews Avenue 110 feet
- City Boulevard & Birch Avenue 240 feet
- Bard Avenue & Crosshill Street 250 feet
- Bard Avenue & Thames Avenue 260 feet
- Hart Avenue & Mathews Avenue 370 feet
- City Boulevard & Thames Avenue 490 feet
- City Boulevard & Crosshill Street 490 feet
- Bard Avenue & Harvest Avenue 510 feet
See every intersection along Bard Avenue or Birch Avenue.