Colony Avenue & Mapleton Avenue

Colony Avenue and Mapleton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in New Dorp-Midland Beach, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Midland Beach is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Midland Av/Colony St, is 880 feet away for the S51 and S81, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Staten Island Expressway
2.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
880 feet
Midland Av/Colony St · S51, S81
Within a walk
5 places
2 religious buildings, 1 beach and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Colony Avenue & Mapleton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Midland Av/Colony St, 880 feet away, for the S51 and S81.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Midland Av/Colony St S51, S81
    880 feet
    S51 S81

Next buses at this stop

  1. S51 …
  2. S81 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Hylan Boulevard & Narrows Road South at Staten Island Expressway, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2111 Hylan Boulevard Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

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
2 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 beach
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Lifetime Changes Behavior Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach Park
    870 feet
  2. Midland Beach
    1,240 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 subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Colony Avenue or Mapleton Avenue.

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