College Avenue & Crystal Avenue
College Avenue and Crystal Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Markham Playground is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Willowbrook Rd/Houston St, is 810 feet away for the S48, S57 and S59, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Willowbrook Rd/Houston St, 810 feet away, for the S48, S57 and S59.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Willowbrook Rd/Houston St S48, S57, S59 · Shelter810 feetS48 S57 S59
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- S57 …
- S59 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Trantor Place & Dr M L King Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 745 Port Richmond Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.5 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
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2026
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10302
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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 September 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of College Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- I.S. 051 Edwin Markham School1,140 feet
- Port Richmond School for Visionary Learning School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Markham Playground1,180 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch910 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,040 feet
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Avenue Shopping Center Shopping center1,100 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Maine Avenue & Crystal Avenue 200 feet
- College Avenue & Collfield Avenue 240 feet
- Crystal Avenue & Galloway Avenue 250 feet
- Crystal Avenue & Garrison Avenue 490 feet
- College Avenue & Bryson Avenue 510 feet
- Crystal Avenue & Riegelmann Street 530 feet
- Maine Avenue & Muller Avenue 590 feet
- Willowbrook Road & College Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along College Avenue or Crystal Avenue.