Dr M L King Jr Expressway & Watchogue Road

Dr M L King Jr Expressway and Watchogue Road meet at a four-way crossing in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Watchogue Rd/Willow Rd East, is 120 feet away for the SIM3, SIM3C and SIM34, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1969 and 1986, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest highway entrance
Staten Island Expressway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Watchogue Rd/Willow Rd East · SIM3, SIM3C, SIM34
Within a walk
About 500 homes
within 820 feet of this corner

Map

Layers
Dr M L King Jr Expressway & Watchogue Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Watchogue Rd/Willow Rd East, 120 feet away, for the SIM3, SIM3C and SIM34.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Watchogue Rd/Willow Rd East SIM3, SIM3C, SIM34
    120 feet
    SIM3 SIM3C SIM34

Next buses at this stop

  1. SIM3 …
  2. SIM3C …
  3. SIM34 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Lamberts Lane & Staten Island Expressway at Astor Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 745 Port Richmond Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10314
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 1
City Council district
49 and 50 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
121
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1969 and 1986.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.

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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dr M L King Jr Expressway or Watchogue Road.

Sources: MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD and NYC Parks, retrieved September 19 – October 6, 2026.