Brighton Avenue & York Avenue
Brighton Avenue and York Avenue meet at a three-way junction in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Engine 155/Ladder 78 firehouse is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brighton Av/Jersey St, is 210 feet away for the S42, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Brighton Av/Jersey St, 210 feet away, for the S42.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brighton Av/Jersey St S42210 feetS42
Next buses at this stop
- S42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 151 Victory Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. George-New Brighton
- Elevation
- 117 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1915 and 1943.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Brighton Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of York Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jones Woods Park Nature area320 feet
- Cottages Hill New Brighton Park630 feet
- Liotti Ikefugi Playground1,240 feet
Houses of worship
- New Brighton Church of God in Christ House of worship480 feet
- Assumption Parish House of worship870 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 155/Ladder 78 Fire station100 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store560 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 11 food stores.
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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Brighton Avenue & Ely Street 70 feet
- Jersey Street & Brighton Avenue 220 feet
- York Avenue & Van Tuyl Street 260 feet
- Brighton Avenue & Pine Street 360 feet
- Jersey Street & Winter Avenue 460 feet
- Brighton Avenue & Butler Terrace 500 feet
- Corson Avenue & Ely Street 520 feet
- Jersey Street & Corson Avenue 530 feet
See every intersection along Brighton Avenue or York Avenue.