Elson Street & Hirsch Lane
Elson Street and Hirsch Lane meet at a three-way junction in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Staten Island Industrial Park is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrill Av/Richmond Av, is 0.5 miles away for the S59, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1970 and 2001, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrill Av/Richmond Av, 0.5 miles away, for the S59.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrill Av/Richmond Av S590.5 milesS59
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Lamberts Lane & Staten Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 700 South Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1441 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 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 July 2016.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1970 and 2001.
Trees
Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Staten Island Industrial Park Nature area720 feet
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Kirshon Avenue & Elson Street 30 feet
- Roman Avenue & Elson Street 300 feet
- Lander Avenue & Hirsch Lane 540 feet
- Lamberts Lane & Elson Street 580 feet
- Arlene Street & Kirshon Avenue 810 feet
- Elson Street & Leigh Avenue 810 feet
- Lamberts Lane & Kingsbridge Avenue 830 feet
- Lander Avenue & Elson Street 920 feet
See every intersection along Elson Street or Hirsch Lane.