Broadway & Purcell Street
Broadway and Purcell Street meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Austin J. McDonald Playground is 540 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/East Raleigh Av, is 260 feet away for the S53, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, two of them playgrounds, and ten places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1939, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/East Raleigh Av, 260 feet away, for the S53.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/East Raleigh Av S53260 feetS53
Next buses at this stop
- S53 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Reon Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 741 Forest Avenue Gas station1,110 feet
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.6 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2016.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10310
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
- Elevation
- 125 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1920 and 1939.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Broadway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- I.S. 027 Anning S. Prall School770 feet
- Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Austin J. McDonald Playground540 feet
- Prall Playground840 feet
- Staten Island Zoo Zoo or aquarium890 feet
Show all 5
- Olivet Heavenly Harvest Garden900 feet
- Clove Lakes Park1,290 feet
Community centers and public services
- Staten Island Broadway YMCA Recreation center1,130 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 156 Fire station1,100 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Broadway & Morrison Avenue 60 feet
- Broadway & East Raleigh Avenue 210 feet
- Broadway & Clove Lake Place 240 feet
- Purcell Street & Ford Place 280 feet
- Forest Avenue & Broadway 320 feet
- Broadway & West Raleigh Avenue 340 feet
- Broadway & Harvest Avenue 480 feet
- West Raleigh Avenue & Ford Place 500 feet
See every intersection along Broadway or Purcell Street.