Buel Avenue & Zoe Street

Buel Avenue and Zoe Street meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Last Chance Pond Park is 550 feet away. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about three minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are six public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1976, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest railway station
Dongan Hills
660 feet · 3 min on foot · SIR
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Hylan Blvd/Buel Av · S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 +2
Within a walk
6 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 nature area and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Buel Avenue & Zoe Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Staten Island Railway

The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Dongan Hills, 660 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Dongan Hills SIR · Staten Island Railway
    660 feet
    SIR

Next trains at this station

Ferry
1 line
  1. SIR …
South Shore
1 line
  1. SIR …

Also within a walk

  1. Jefferson Av SIR · Staten Island Railway
    0.5 miles
    SIR

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Buel Av, 0.3 miles away, for the S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 and two more.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hylan Blvd/Buel Av S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 +2
    0.3 miles
    S78 SIM1 SIM1C SIM7 SIM10 SIM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. S78 …
  2. SIM1 …
  3. SIM1C …
  4. SIM7 …
  5. SIM10 …
  6. SIM11 …

Live arrivals

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.

  1. 1870 Hylan Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2023.

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
16 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1976.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Buel Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Buel Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nature area
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 swimming pool

Schools and child care

  1. Richmond Medical Center - Dongan School
    1,210 feet
  2. Two Steps Ahead Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gen. Douglas MacArthur Park
    460 feet
  2. Last Chance Pond Park Nature area
    550 feet
  3. Gen. Douglas MacArthur Park Playground
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. General Douglas MacArthur Pool Swimming pool
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Buel Avenue or Zoe Street.

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