Benton Avenue & Hurlbert Street
Benton Avenue and Hurlbert Street meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Ocean Breeze Park is 540 feet away. The Old Town station on the SIR is about ten minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and six places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Old Town, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Old Town SIR · Staten Island Railway0.5 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Benton Av, 890 feet away, for the S78.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Benton Av S78890 feetS78
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Hylan Boulevard & Narrows Road South at Staten Island Expressway, 1.3 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 charger0.5 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1960 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Hurlbert Street
- 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 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ocean Breeze Park Nature area540 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch850 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch1,220 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hurlbert Street & Xenia Street 280 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Benton Avenue 280 feet
- Hurlbert Street & McDermott Avenue 280 feet
- Benton Avenue & Jerome Road 530 feet
- Evergreen Avenue & Hurlbert Street 540 feet
- Hurlbert Street & Ruth Place 540 feet
- Mason Avenue & Xenia Street 720 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Evergreen Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Benton Avenue or Hurlbert Street.