Bay Street & Chestnut Avenue
Bay Street and Chestnut Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. St Marys RC Church is 640 feet away. The Clifton station on the SIR is about five minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Clifton, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Clifton SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bay St/Chestnut Av, 100 feet away, for the S51.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay St/Chestnut Av S51100 feetS51
Next buses at this stop
- S51 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Bay Street.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Hylan Boulevard & Narrows Road South at Staten Island Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 951 Bay Street Gas station830 feet
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers940 feet
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 2 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, May 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10305
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and October 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Bay Street
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Chestnut Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- NY School of Bartending Trade or language school400 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kaltenmeier Playground1,090 feet
Houses of worship
- St Marys RC Church House of worship640 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket290 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy890 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Chestnut Avenue & Ormond Place 250 feet
- Bay Street & Lynhurst Avenue 280 feet
- Bay Street & Sylvaton Terrace 340 feet
- Butler Place & Ormond Place 500 feet
- Bay Street & St Marys Avenue 520 feet
- Chestnut Avenue & Anderson Street 550 feet
- Edgewater Street & Lynhurst Avenue 590 feet
- Bay Street & Willow Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along Bay Street or Chestnut Avenue.