Cary Avenue & Elizabeth Street
Cary Avenue and Elizabeth Street meet at a four-way crossing in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Joe Holzka Community Garden is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cary Av/Elizabeth St, is 30 feet away for the S44, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cary Av/Elizabeth St, 30 feet away, for the S44.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cary Av/Elizabeth St S4430 feetS44
Next buses at this stop
- S44 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bayonne Bridge at Trantor Place & Bayonne Bridge, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 741 Forest Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.8 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Cary Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Cary Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Elizabeth Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Diversity Academy Child Care 3 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5830 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Joe Holzka Community Garden940 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 22/Ladder 79 Fire station1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and seven 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cary Avenue & Roe Street 350 feet
- Cary Avenue & Caroline Street 360 feet
- Roe Street & Rocco Court 650 feet
- Cary Avenue & West Street 660 feet
- Cary Avenue & Taylor Street 660 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Elizabeth Street 740 feet
- Delafield Avenue & Elizabeth Street 770 feet
- West Street & Giacomo Lane 810 feet
See every intersection along Cary Avenue or Elizabeth Street.