Davis Avenue & Dekay Street
Davis Avenue and Dekay Street meet at a four-way crossing in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. The corner is also named Captain John R. Fischer Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. St Mary Episcopal Church is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Castleton Av/Davis Av, is 870 feet away for the S46, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 14 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Castleton Av/Davis Av, 870 feet away, for the S46.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Castleton Av/Davis Av S46 · Countdown sign870 feetS46
Next buses at this stop
- S46 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 525 Forest Avenue Gas station1,080 feet
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median 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 January 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10310
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
- Elevation
- 136 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Captain John R. Fischer Way, a co-naming enacted on January 7, 2003 (Local Law 6 of 2003).
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 1920 and 1959.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Captain John R. Fischer Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Davis Avenue
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Davis Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Dekay Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- St Mary Episcopal Church House of worship1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and three food stores.
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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Regan Avenue & Dekay Street 220 feet
- Delafield Avenue & Davis Avenue 290 feet
- North Mada Avenue & Dekay Street 330 feet
- Delafield Avenue & North Mada Avenue 630 feet
- Bard Avenue & Dekay Street 670 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Davis Avenue 810 feet
- Forest Avenue & Davis Avenue 880 feet
- Bard Avenue & Delafield Avenue 970 feet
See every intersection along Davis Avenue or Dekay Street.