Fillmore Street & Lafayette Avenue
Fillmore Street and Lafayette Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. The corner is also named William S. Klapach Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Christ Church New Brighton is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lafayette Av/Fillmore St, is 40 feet away for the S44, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lafayette Av/Fillmore St, 40 feet away, for the S44.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lafayette Av/Fillmore St S4440 feetS44
Next buses at this stop
- S44 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 700 Richmond Terrace Gas station510 feet
- 54 Central Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. George-New Brighton
- Elevation
- 48 feet above sea level
This corner is also named William S. Klapach Way, a co-naming enacted on December 17, 2013 (Local Law 131 of 2013).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on William S. Klapach Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Fillmore Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1903 and 1904.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. R373 School1,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Snug Harbor Cultural Center Park1,150 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- New Brighton Village Hall Listed historic place150 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Church New Brighton Landmark · listed historic place880 feet
- Unitarian Church House of worship920 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 125 Cassidy Place Older adult center960 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Lafayette Avenue & Van Buren Street 260 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & West Buchanan Street 260 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Lafayette Avenue 520 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Cassidy Place 520 feet
- Fillmore Street & Clinton Avenue 760 feet
- Fillmore Street & Franklin Avenue 900 feet
- Clinton Avenue & Van Buren Street 980 feet
- Henderson Avenue & Lafayette Avenue 990 feet
See every intersection along Fillmore Street or Lafayette Avenue.