Clawson Street & Colfax Avenue
Clawson Street and Colfax Avenue meet at a three-way junction in New Dorp-Midland Beach, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. St Christophers RC Church is 850 feet away. The Grant City station on the SIR is about five minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 13 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1933 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Grant City, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Grant City SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Midland Av/Clawson St, 380 feet away, for the S51.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Midland Av/Clawson St S51380 feetS51
Next buses at this stop
- S51 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 2.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 2150 Hylan Boulevard Gas station1,190 feet
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.5 miles
- 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
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 February 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10306
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Dorp-Midland Beach
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1933 and 1964.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Colfax Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Houses of worship
- St Christophers RC Church House of worship850 feet
Supermarkets
- New HL Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store860 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Clawson Street & Midland Avenue 290 feet
- Clawson Street & Lincoln Avenue 340 feet
- Midland Avenue & Husson Street 360 feet
- Midland Avenue & Grant Place 520 feet
- Edison Street & Colfax Avenue 530 feet
- Clawson Street & Fremont Avenue 550 feet
- Lincoln Avenue & Grant Place 590 feet
- Bedford Avenue & Husson Street 670 feet
See every intersection along Clawson Street or Colfax Avenue.