College Avenue & Wardwell Avenue

College Avenue and Wardwell Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. P.S. 030 Westerleigh is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewett Av/College Av, is 250 feet away for the S66, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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College Avenue & Wardwell Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jewett Av/College Av, 250 feet away, for the S66.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jewett Av/College Av S66
    250 feet
    S66

Next buses at this stop

  1. S66 …

Live arrivals

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, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1252 Forest Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    2 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10314
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 1
City Council district
50
Police precinct
121
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
Elevation
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of College Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 030 Westerleigh School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Westerleigh Park
    680 feet
  2. Northerleigh Park
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Immanuel Union Church Listed historic place
    410 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Forest Avenue Shopping Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

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 nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.