Burgher Avenue & Bear Street
Burgher Avenue and Bear Street meet at a three-way junction 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. In 2025, 388 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. St Matthews Lutheran Church is 1,220 feet away. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about eight minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1980, 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 Dongan Hills, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Dongan Hills 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 Richmond Rd/Burgher Av, 1,190 feet away, for the S74 and S76.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Rd/Burgher Av S74, S761,190 feetS74 S76
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S76 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 388 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,330th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 180 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10304
- 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
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1950 and 1980.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 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 November 2025 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Bear Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Burgher Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Houses of worship
- St Matthews Lutheran Church House of worship1,220 feet
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Atlantic Avenue & Bear Street 250 feet
- Burgher Avenue & Remsen Street 250 feet
- Raritan Avenue & Bear Street 500 feet
- Evergreen Avenue & Remsen Street 520 feet
- Burgher Avenue & Johnson Place 610 feet
- Newberry Avenue & Remsen Street 640 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Burgher Avenue 730 feet
- Delaware Avenue & Bear Street 750 feet
See every intersection along Bear Street or Burgher Avenue.