Bement Avenue & Morrison Avenue
Bement Avenue and Morrison Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. The corner is also named District Attorney Bill Murphy Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Austin J. McDonald Playground is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Bement Av, is 400 feet away for the S48 and SIM30, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 17 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Bement Av, 400 feet away, for the S48 and SIM30.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Bement Av S48, SIM30 · Shelter400 feetS48 SIM30
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- SIM30 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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.
- 741 Forest Avenue Gas station1,100 feet
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.3 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10310
- 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
- 153 feet above sea level
This corner is also named District Attorney Bill Murphy Way, a co-naming enacted on October 2, 2012 (Local Law 48 of 2012).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1930 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on District Attorney Bill Murphy Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bement Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bement Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Hugs & Kiddies of Staten Island N.y Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K860 feet
- P.S. 045 John Tyler School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Austin J. McDonald Playground1,300 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch330 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bement Avenue & Green Street 180 feet
- Bement Avenue & East Raleigh Avenue 260 feet
- Forest Avenue & Bement Avenue 320 feet
- Bement Avenue & Jones Place 330 feet
- Oakland Avenue & Morrison Avenue 460 feet
- Bement Avenue & Harvest Avenue 580 feet
- North Burgher Avenue & Morrison Avenue 590 feet
- Bement Avenue & Myrtle Avenue 590 feet
See every intersection along Bement Avenue or Morrison Avenue.