Bell Street & White Plains Avenue
Bell Street and White Plains Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. De Matti Park is 110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Tompkins Av/Chestnut Av, is 1,090 feet away for the S52 and S78, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Tompkins Av/Chestnut Av, 1,090 feet away, for the S52 and S78.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Tompkins Av/Chestnut Av S52, S78 · Countdown sign1,090 feetS52 S78
Next buses at this stop
- S52 …
- S78 …
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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 951 Bay Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the scarlet oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Bell Street
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Bell Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of White Plains Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival, and built in 1845.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 listed historic places
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- De Matti Park110 feet
- De Matti Park Playground1,000 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Grotto Listed historic place900 feet
- Garibaldi Memorial Listed historic place970 feet
Houses of worship
- St Josephs Church House of worship920 feet
Supermarkets
- Market Fresh Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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 and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Bell Street & Smith Street 230 feet
- Shaughnessy Lane & White Plains Avenue 240 feet
- Bell Street & Oak Street 360 feet
- St Marys Avenue & White Plains Avenue 440 feet
- St Marys Avenue & Smith Street 610 feet
- Bell Street & Fletcher Street 640 feet
- St Marys Avenue & Oak Street 680 feet
- St Marys Avenue & Fletcher Street 870 feet
See every intersection along Bell Street or White Plains Avenue.