Castleton Avenue & Ridgewood Place
Castleton Avenue and Ridgewood Place meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Allison Pond Park is 960 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Castleton Av/Brighton Av, is 200 feet away for the S46 and S96, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them nature areas, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Castleton Av/Brighton Av, 200 feet away, for the S46 and S96.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Castleton Av/Brighton Av S46, S96200 feetS46 S96
Next buses at this stop
- S46 …
- S96 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 525 Forest Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
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
- 182 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Castleton Avenue
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-5PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nature areas
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- I.S. 061 William a Morris School380 feet
- Jewish Community Center of Staten Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Goodhue Park320 feet
- Silver Lake Park860 feet
- Allison Pond Park Nature area960 feet
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- Snug Harbor Cemetery Nature area1,240 feet
Houses of worship
- Temple Israel Reform Congregation Listed historic place1,180 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Castleton Avenue & Randall Avenue 270 feet
- Castleton Avenue & North Randall Avenue 310 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Brighton Avenue 310 feet
- Elwood Place & Randall Avenue 480 feet
- Brighton Avenue & Stanley Avenue 540 feet
- Valencia Avenue & North Randall Avenue 590 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Hart Boulevard 590 feet
- Brighton Avenue & Silver Lake Road 720 feet
See every intersection along Castleton Avenue or Ridgewood Place.