Chicago Avenue & Columbia Avenue
Chicago Avenue and Columbia Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Mother Franciska Elementary School is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fingerboard Rd/Grasmere Dr, is 360 feet away for the S52, and 15 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them schools. About 130 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fingerboard Rd/Grasmere Dr, 360 feet away, for the S52.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fingerboard Rd/Grasmere Dr S52360 feetS52
Next buses at this stop
- S52 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Hylan Boulevard & Narrows Road South at Staten Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1400 Bay Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2017.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10305
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills
- Elevation
- 110 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 130 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 1950 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Chicago Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Chicago Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Columbia Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Columbia Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Mother Franciska Elementary School780 feet
- Seton Foundation - Joan & Kennedy School780 feet
- St Joseph Hill Academy Elem School780 feet
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- St Joseph Hill Academy High School780 feet
- Seton Foundation for Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 51,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Staats Circle950 feet
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Columbia Avenue & Chicago Alley 140 feet
- Fingerboard Road & Columbia Avenue 280 feet
- Fingerboard Road & Grasmere Drive 390 feet
- Landis Avenue & Cleveland Place 500 feet
- Grasmere Drive & Dogwood Lane 610 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Fingerboard Road 630 feet
- Fingerboard Road & Hillbrook Drive 690 feet
- Cleveland Place & St John Villa Academy Driveway 720 feet
See every intersection along Chicago Avenue or Columbia Avenue.