Castleton Avenue & Portland Place
Castleton Avenue and Portland Place meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Goodhue Park is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Castleton Av/Harbor View Ct, is 410 feet away for the S46, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them parks. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Castleton Av/Harbor View Ct, 410 feet away, for the S46.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Castleton Av/Harbor View Ct S46410 feetS46
Next buses at this stop
- S46 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 151 Victory Boulevard Gas station0.8 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- 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
- 237 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese flowering crabapple and the pin oak.
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 October 2024 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Castleton Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Silver Lake Park1,130 feet
- Forest Mall1,200 feet
- Goodhue Park1,210 feet
Health care
- Silver Lake Specialized Rehabilitation and Care Center Nursing home or hospice610 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Castleton Avenue & Haven Esplanade at Harbor View Court 300 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Harbor View Court 350 feet
- Stanley Avenue & Portland Place 400 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Haven Esplanade 470 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Havenwood Road 540 feet
- Silver Lake Road & Havenwood Road 760 feet
- Forest Avenue & Silver Lake Park Road 1,080 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Glen Avenue 1,110 feet
See every intersection along Castleton Avenue or Portland Place.