Benton Avenue & Cooper Avenue
Benton Avenue and Cooper Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Old Town station on the SIR is about eight minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and eight places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1984, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Old Town, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Old Town SIR · Staten Island Railway0.4 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Cooper Av, 530 feet away, for the S78.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Cooper Av S78 · Shelter530 feetS78
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1416 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10305
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1984.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Cooper Avenue
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Steps to Success IV Preschool, ages 2 to 5850 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch760 feet
- Chase Bank branch940 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch1,080 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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:
- South Railroad Avenue & Cooper Avenue 200 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Cooper Avenue 430 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Bath Avenue 470 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Evergreen Avenue 580 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Benton Avenue 660 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Bath Avenue 710 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Reid Avenue 740 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Burgher Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along Benton Avenue or Cooper Avenue.