Clove Road & Van Cortlandt Avenue
Clove Road and Van Cortlandt Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. The corner is also named Jimmy Romano Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Clove Lakes Park is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Clove Rd/Van Cortlandt Av, is 100 feet away for the S53 and S66, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Clove Rd/Van Cortlandt Av, 100 feet away, for the S53 and S66.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Clove Rd/Van Cortlandt Av S53, S66100 feetS53 S66
Next buses at this stop
- S53 …
- S66 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Clove Road.
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1222 Clove Road Gas station940 feet
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
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)
- Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
- Elevation
- 177 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Jimmy Romano Way, a co-naming enacted on July 23, 2023 (Local Law 110 of 2023).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1935 and 1970.
Trees
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Jimmy Romano Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2025 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Clove Road
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
West side of Clove Road
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 514583.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 35 the Clove Valley School980 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Clove Lakes Park910 feet
- Terrace Playground1,050 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch600 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cayuga Avenue & Schoharie Street 150 feet
- Clove Road & Dudley Avenue 250 feet
- Clove Road & Sunnyside Terrace 320 feet
- Seneca Avenue & Schoharie Street 410 feet
- Van Cortlandt Avenue & Elm Place 450 feet
- Clove Road & Glenwood Avenue 500 feet
- Clove Road & Oswego Street 550 feet
- Clove Road & Foote Avenue 600 feet
See every intersection along Clove Road, Schoharie Street or Van Cortlandt Avenue.