Benjamin Drive & Francesca Lane

Benjamin Drive and Francesca Lane meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Amity Pl, is 0.3 miles away for the S48 and S98, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1975 and 1988, almost all in houses of one or two. Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

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Benjamin Drive & Francesca Lane Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Amity Pl, 0.3 miles away, for the S48 and S98.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Forest Av/Amity Pl S48, S98 · Shelter
    0.3 miles
    S48 S98
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. S48 …
  2. S98 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway southbound at Willow Road West & Dr M L King Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 2121 Forest Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1.9 miles

Between 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 January 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10303
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 1
City Council district
49
Police precinct
121
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1975 and 1988.

Trees

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Forest Commons Shopping center
    1,070 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is 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
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Nearby corners

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

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