Boscombe Avenue & Madsen Avenue

Boscombe Avenue and Madsen Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Tottenville-Charleston, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Meredith Woods is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Arthur Kill Rd/South Bridge St, is 0.3 miles away for the S74 and S78. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and nine places to eat. Within 820 feet are 46 homes, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
West Shore Expressway
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Arthur Kill Rd/South Bridge St · S74, S78
Within a walk
2 places
1 nature area and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boscombe Avenue & Madsen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Arthur Kill Rd/South Bridge St, 0.3 miles away, for the S74 and S78.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Arthur Kill Rd/South Bridge St S74, S78
    0.3 miles
    S74 S78

Next buses at this stop

  1. S74 …
  2. S78 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the West Shore Expressway northbound at Boscombe Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 15 Page Avenue Gas station
    1,000 feet
  2. 4350 Arthur Kill Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10309
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 3
City Council district
51
Police precinct
123
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tottenville-Charleston
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

Within 820 feet of this corner are 46 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Regent' Japanese pagodatree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Boscombe Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Madsen Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 nature area
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Meredith Woods Nature area
    1,130 feet

Shopping centers

  1. South Shore Commons Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Boscombe Avenue or Madsen Avenue.

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