Benedict Road & Circle Road at Willow Pond Road

Benedict Road, Circle Road and Willow Pond Road meet at a five-way junction in Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Reed's Basket Willow Swamp Park is 1,080 feet away. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 80 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1983, almost all in houses of one or two. Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Safety record
2 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Staten Island Expressway
1.1 miles by car along the streets
Within a walk
1 place
1 nature area, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Benedict Road & Circle Road at Willow Pond Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Slosson Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 995 Manor Road Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.8 miles
  3. 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10304
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 2
City Council district
50
Police precinct
122
Elevation
326 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane

Homes

About 80 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 1955 and 1983.

Trees

Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Benedict Road

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Circle Road

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

South side of Circle Road

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 nature area

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Reed's Basket Willow Swamp Park Nature area
    1,080 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Benedict Road, Circle Road or Willow Pond Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC DOT, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.