Bay Street & Townsend Avenue
Bay Street and Townsend Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Clifton station on the SIR is about a minute on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Clifton, 40 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Clifton SIR · Staten Island Railway40 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bay St/Townsend Av, 40 feet away, for the S51.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay St/Townsend Av S5140 feetS51
Next buses at this stop
- S51 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bay Street.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 951 Bay Street Gas station1,030 feet
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1,290 feet
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2021
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10304
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2021 and September 2021, 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 stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bay Street & Norwood Avenue 170 feet
- Bay Street & Merivale Lane 220 feet
- Bay Street & Greenfield Avenue 260 feet
- Bay Street & Vanderbilt Avenue 430 feet
- Bay Street & Front Street 430 feet
- Greenfield Avenue & Merivale Lane 560 feet
- Norwood Avenue & Errington Place 580 feet
- Greenfield Avenue & Del Ray Court 710 feet
See every intersection along Bay Street or Townsend Avenue.