Cromwell Avenue & Jefferson Street
Cromwell Avenue and Jefferson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. The corner is also named Lt. James D. Hicks Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. St Anns RC Church is 110 feet away. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Dongan Hills, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Dongan Hills SIR · Staten Island Railway990 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Rd/Norden St, 1,310 feet away, for the S76 and S86.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Rd/Norden St S76, S861,310 feetS76 S86
Next buses at this stop
- S76 …
- S86 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
- 35 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Lt. James D. Hicks Way, a co-naming enacted on June 14, 2007 (Local Law 28 of 2007).
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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Lt. James D. Hicks Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Cromwell Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Cromwell Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Jefferson Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- St Ann School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K140 feet
- P.S. 11 Thomas Dongan School150 feet
- Two Steps Ahead Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 51,010 feet
Houses of worship
- St Anns RC Church House of worship110 feet
- St Matthews Lutheran Church House of worship320 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 159 Fire station1,190 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Garretson Avenue & Jefferson Street 250 feet
- Alter Avenue & Jefferson Street 380 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Jefferson Street 500 feet
- Cromwell Avenue & Plattsburg Street 600 feet
- Alter Avenue & Bear Street 670 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Jefferson Street 750 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Cromwell Avenue 760 feet
- Garretson Avenue & Plattsburg Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Cromwell Avenue or Jefferson Street.