Cary Avenue & West Street
Cary Avenue and West Street meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. The corner is also named Pvt. Joseph M. Merrell Jr. American Legion Post Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Engine 156 firehouse is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cary Av/Caroline St, is 290 feet away for the S44. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cary Av/Caroline St, 290 feet away, for the S44.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cary Av/Caroline St S44290 feetS44
Next buses at this stop
- S44 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bayonne Bridge at Trantor Place & Bayonne Bridge, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 741 Forest Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.7 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- 61 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Pvt. Joseph M. Merrell Jr. American Legion Post Corner, a co-naming enacted on May 23, 2006 (Local Law 13 of 2006).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Pvt. Joseph M. Merrell Jr. American Legion Post Corner.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Cary Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of West Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of West Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Diversity Academy Child Care 3 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Olivet Heavenly Harvest Garden1,200 feet
Community centers and public services
- West New Brighton Post Office1,190 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 156 Fire station1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and nine 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:
- West Street & Giacomo Lane 150 feet
- Cary Avenue & Caroline Street 300 feet
- Broadway & Cary Avenue 360 feet
- Broadway & South Street 600 feet
- Cary Avenue & Elizabeth Street 660 feet
- Castleton Avenue & West Street 710 feet
- Broadway & Seneca Street 710 feet
- Broadway & Noble Place 780 feet
See every intersection along Cary Avenue or West Street.