Buel Avenue & Husson Street
Buel Avenue and Husson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. The corner is also named Joseph N. Esposito “Lighthouse Joe” Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Last Chance Pond Park is 570 feet away. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Dongan Hills, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Dongan Hills SIR · Staten Island Railway1,150 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Buel Av, 900 feet away, for the S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 and two more.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Buel Av S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 +2900 feetS78 SIM1 SIM1C SIM7 SIM10 SIM11
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
- SIM1 …
- SIM1C …
- SIM7 …
- SIM10 …
- SIM11 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Buel Avenue.
- 2 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 miles by car along the streets.
- 1870 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.5 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 13 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Joseph N. Esposito “Lighthouse Joe” Corner, a co-naming enacted on December 17, 2013 (Local Law 131 of 2013).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Joseph N. Esposito “Lighthouse Joe” Corner.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Buel Avenue
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 30 MINUTE PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Buel Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Sexy Nail Inst Trade or language school1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Last Chance Pond Park Nature area570 feet
- Gen. Douglas MacArthur Park970 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and four 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:
- Dongan Hills Avenue & Husson Street 250 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Husson Street 340 feet
- Dongan Hills Avenue & Cletus Street 510 feet
- Dongan Hills Avenue & Vera Street 510 feet
- Buel Avenue & Zoe Street 520 feet
- Naughton Avenue & Husson Street 520 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Magnolia Avenue 640 feet
- Dongan Hills Avenue & Zoe Street 750 feet
See every intersection along Buel Avenue or Husson Street.