Bement Avenue & Myrtle Avenue
Bement Avenue and Myrtle Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Austin J. McDonald Playground is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Bement Av, is 360 feet away for the S48 and SIM30, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 16 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Bement Av, 360 feet away, for the S48 and SIM30.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Bement Av S48, SIM30 · Shelter360 feetS48 SIM30
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- SIM30 …
Cycling
- 10 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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 741 Forest Avenue Gas station1,050 feet
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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
- 133 feet above sea level
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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the littleleaf linden and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Bement Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Myrtle Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Austin J. McDonald Playground990 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch340 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 16 places to eat and six 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Bement Avenue 270 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Sheffield Street 310 feet
- Delafield Avenue & Bement Avenue 340 feet
- Bement Avenue & Green Street 420 feet
- Forest Avenue & Oakland Avenue 560 feet
- Bement Avenue & Morrison Avenue 590 feet
- North Burgher Avenue & Myrtle Avenue 610 feet
- Delafield Avenue & Sheffield Street 650 feet
See every intersection along Bement Avenue or Myrtle Avenue.