Fingerboard Road & Merle Place
Fingerboard Road and Merle Place meet at a three-way junction in Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Fingerboard Rd/Tompkins Av, is 400 feet away for the S52, and 15 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fingerboard Rd/Tompkins Av, 400 feet away, for the S52.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fingerboard Rd/Tompkins Av S52400 feetS52
Next buses at this stop
- S52 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1400 Bay Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 20 Cliff Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 June 2025.
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
- 88 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and April 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Fingerboard Road
- No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Merle Place
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Merle Place
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fingerboard Road & Harvey Street 400 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Fingerboard Road 410 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Garfield Avenue 520 feet
- Fingerboard Road & Lincoln Place 550 feet
- Brown Place & Harvey Street 550 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Meyer Lane 560 feet
- Fingerboard Road & Wilton Court 600 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Bridge Court 710 feet
See every intersection along Fingerboard Road.