Franklin Avenue & East Buchanan Street
Franklin Avenue and East Buchanan Street meet at a three-way junction in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. In 2025, 708 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Christ Church Rectory, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Terr/Franklin Av, is 800 feet away for the S40 and S44, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them listed historic places.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Terr/Franklin Av, 800 feet away, for the S40 and S44.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Terr/Franklin Av S40, S44 · Shelter800 feetS40 S44
Next buses at this stop
- S40 …
- S44 …
By car
- 700 Richmond Terrace Gas station0.3 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 708 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 973rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,276 more were issued.
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
- 83 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1915 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East Buchanan Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East Buchanan Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Franklin Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and eight buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate and neo-Gothic. They were built between 1853 and 1904.
- Christ Church Rectory Designated landmark130 feet
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 listed historic places
- 1 religious building
Libraries, museums and history
- Residence at One Pendleton Place Listed historic place790 feet
- Hamilton Park Community Houses Listed historic place960 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Church New Brighton Landmark · listed historic place190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Franklin Avenue & Eadie Place 100 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Cassidy Place 250 feet
- Fillmore Street & Franklin Avenue 270 feet
- Harvard Avenue & East Buchanan Street 330 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Van Buren Street 520 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Pendleton Place 530 feet
- Henderson Avenue & Cassidy Place 590 feet
- Fillmore Street & Minerva Place 700 feet
See every intersection along East Buchanan Street or Franklin Avenue.