Benedict Avenue & Elias Place
Benedict Avenue and Elias Place meet at a three-way junction in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Northerleigh Park is 1,200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewett Av/Burnside Av, is 970 feet away for the S66, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jewett Av/Burnside Av, 970 feet away, for the S66.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jewett Av/Burnside Av S66970 feetS66
Next buses at this stop
- S66 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Trantor Place & Dr M L King Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1252 Forest Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
- Elevation
- 62 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Siberian elm.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Northerleigh Park1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Avenue Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Ravenhurst Avenue & Elias Place 340 feet
- Ravenhurst Avenue & Karen Court 440 feet
- Benedict Avenue & Mundy Avenue 550 feet
- Jewett Avenue & Ravenhurst Avenue 750 feet
- Jewett Avenue & Veltman Avenue 850 feet
- Ravenhurst Avenue & Mundy Avenue 890 feet
- Jewett Avenue & Burnside Avenue 1,000 feet
- Egbert Avenue & Karen Court 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Benedict Avenue or Elias Place.