Brewster Street & William Street
Brewster Street and William Street meet at a three-way junction in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island. The corner is also named Bettie J. Bellamy Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. St. Paul's Memorial Church Rectory stands 330 feet away. The Stapleton station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Stapleton, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Stapleton 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 Van Duzer St/Baltic St, 560 feet away, for the S74 and S78.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Duzer St/Baltic St S74, S78560 feetS74 S78
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S78 …
Cycling
- 4 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, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 248 Bay Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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
- 10304
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills
- Elevation
- 44 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Bettie J. Bellamy Way, a co-naming enacted on January 20, 2024 (Local Law 41 of 2024).
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Bettie J. Bellamy Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Brewster Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of William Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 49 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Colonial. They were built between 1835 and 1986.
- St. Paul's Memorial Church Rectory Designated landmark330 feet
- Audre Lorde Residence Designated landmark480 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Eden II School for Autistic Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5850 feet
- Eden II - Little Miracles School1,110 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Houses at 364 and 390 Van Duzer Street Listed historic place1,250 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pauls Memorial Church Landmark · listed historic place380 feet
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Landmark850 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket1,000 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Van Duzer Street & William Street 230 feet
- Jackson Street & Taxter Place 360 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Baltic Street 470 feet
- Clinton Street & Brewster Street 520 feet
- Bay Street & William Street 610 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Sands Street 620 feet
- St Pauls Avenue & Taxter Place 630 feet
- Bay Street & Baltic Street 730 feet
See every intersection along Brewster Street or William Street.