Castleton Avenue & Bement Avenue
Castleton Avenue and Bement Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Calvary Presbyterian Church is 150 feet away, and West New Brighton Post Office is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Castleton Av/Bement Av, is 50 feet away for the S46, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Castleton Av/Bement Av, 50 feet away, for the S46.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Castleton Av/Bement Av S4650 feetS46
Next buses at this stop
- S46 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 741 Forest Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023
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
- 75 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bement Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Castleton Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Castleton Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 1 courthouse
- 1 library
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Sacred Heart School1,130 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- West New Brighton Library750 feet
Houses of worship
- Calvary Presbyterian Church Listed historic place150 feet
- Iglesia Jovenes Cristianos Church House of worship240 feet
- Sacred Heart Church House of worship730 feet
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- St Mary Episcopal Church House of worship1,110 feet
Community centers and public services
- Richmond Civil Court Courthouse150 feet
- West New Brighton Post Office1,140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Castleton Avenue & Elm Street 250 feet
- Bement Avenue & Olivia Court 300 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Oakland Avenue 300 feet
- Bement Avenue & Cary Avenue 550 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Pelton Avenue 560 feet
- Castleton Avenue & North Burgher Avenue 630 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Regan Avenue 690 feet
- Oakland Avenue & Cary Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along Bement Avenue or Castleton Avenue.