Clove Road & Elbe Avenue
Clove Road and Elbe Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Grasmere station on the SIR is about three minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1985, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Grasmere, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Grasmere SIR · Staten Island Railway750 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Clove Rd/Elbe Av, 100 feet away, for the S53 and S78.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Clove Rd/Elbe Av S53, S78100 feetS53 S78
Next buses at this stop
- S53 …
- S78 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 708 Richmond Road Gas station0.5 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10304
- 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
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1960 and 1985.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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 between September 2023 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Clove Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Clove Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- CTown Supermarket600 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Clove Road & Mosel Avenue 250 feet
- Clove Road & Weser Avenue 260 feet
- Mosel Avenue & Sheridan Avenue 340 feet
- Elbe Avenue & Sable Avenue 390 feet
- Clove Road & Neckar Avenue 500 feet
- Clove Road & Giles Place 550 feet
- Mosel Avenue & Grasmere Avenue 580 feet
- Sheridan Avenue & Giles Place 590 feet
See every intersection along Clove Road or Elbe Avenue.