Edgewater Street & Sylva Lane
Edgewater Street and Sylva Lane meet at a three-way junction in Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Alice Austen Park is 280 feet away. The Clifton station on the SIR is about nine minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them listed historic places, and six places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Clifton, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Clifton SIR · Staten Island Railway0.4 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bay St/Saint Marys Av, 1,280 feet away, for the S51.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay St/Saint Marys Av S51 · Shelter1,280 feetS51
Next buses at this stop
- S51 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 951 Bay Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10305
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Edgewater Street
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial, and built between 1700 and 1750.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Alice Austen Park.
- Matthew J. Buono Memorial Fountain Fountain, 2002400 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 listed historic places
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 museum
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alice Austen Park280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Elizabeth Alice Austen House Listed historic place790 feet
- Alice Austen House Museum Landmark800 feet
- McFarlane-Bredt House Listed historic place900 feet
Houses of worship
- St Marys RC Church House of worship680 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket1,080 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,280 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Edgewater Street & Clifton Avenue 300 feet
- Edgewater Street & Sylvaton Terrace 500 feet
- Wiman Place & Sylvaton Terrace 650 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Edgewater Street 650 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Alice Austen House Driveway 790 feet
- Clifton Avenue & Wiman Place 800 feet
- Bay Street & Sylvaton Terrace 1,020 feet
- Bay Street & Clifton Avenue 1,110 feet
See every intersection along Edgewater Street.