Elson Street & Leigh Avenue
Elson Street and Leigh Avenue 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 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, South Av/Goethals Rd North, is 0.5 miles away for the S46 and S96, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1981 and 1987, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is South Av/Goethals Rd North, 0.5 miles away, for the S46 and S96.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- South Av/Goethals Rd North S46, S960.5 milesS46 S96
Next buses at this stop
- S46 …
- S96 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Lamberts Lane & Staten Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 700 South Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, 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 September 2017.
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
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 1981 and 1987.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green Leaf' Norway maple.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Staten Island Industrial Park Nature area640 feet
- Father Macris Park1,120 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Lamberts Lane & Elson Street 240 feet
- Elson Street & Caswell Lane 320 feet
- Lamberts Lane & Kingsbridge Avenue 500 feet
- Roman Avenue & Elson Street 520 feet
- Elson Street & Gauldy Avenue 570 feet
- Felton Street & Leigh Avenue 600 feet
- Lamberts Lane & Pyramid Court 740 feet
- Lamberts Lane & Longdale Street 750 feet
See every intersection along Elson Street or Leigh Avenue.