Butler Avenue & Lafayette Street
Butler Avenue and Lafayette Street meet at a three-way junction in Tottenville-Charleston, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. St Pauls Methodist Church is 1,070 feet away. The Tottenville station on the SIR is about five minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Tottenville, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Tottenville SIR · Staten Island Railway1,200 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Craig Av, 690 feet away, for the S74.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Craig Av S74690 feetS74
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Outerbridge Crossing at North Bridge Street & West Shore Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 6937 Amboy Road Gas station1.5 miles
- 4350 Arthur Kill Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.2 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 February 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10307
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 123
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Tottenville-Charleston
- Elevation
- 48 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and April 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Lafayette Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Lafayette Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1845 and 1892.
- The Rutan-Journeay House Designated landmark770 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 nature area
- 1 police station
- 1 post office
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tottenville Shore Park Nature area840 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pauls Methodist Church House of worship1,070 feet
- Congregation Ahavath Israel House of worship1,300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Tottenville Post Office840 feet
Fire and police
- 123rd Precinct Police station1,140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Lafayette Street & Earley Place 270 feet
- Craig Avenue & Butler Avenue 290 feet
- Butler Avenue & Bentley Lane 390 feet
- Bentley Street & Earley Place 500 feet
- Arthur Kill Road & Butler Avenue 540 feet
- Bentley Street & Hopping Avenue 580 feet
- Craig Avenue & Bentley Street 590 feet
- Arthur Kill Road & Lafayette Street 600 feet
See every intersection along Butler Avenue or Lafayette Street.