Franklin Avenue & Van Buren Street
Franklin Avenue and Van Buren Street meet at a four-way crossing in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Christ Church New Brighton is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Terr/Franklin Av, is 280 feet away for the S40 and S44, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Terr/Franklin Av, 280 feet away, for the S40 and S44.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Terr/Franklin Av S40, S44 · Shelter280 feetS40 S44
Next buses at this stop
- S40 …
- S44 …
By car
- 700 Richmond Terrace Gas station1,180 feet
- 54 Central Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.3 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 February 2026.
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
- 47 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1920 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Franklin Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Van Buren Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Van Buren Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Gothic. They were built between 1864 and 1904.
- Christ Church Rectory Designated landmark580 feet
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 religious building
Libraries, museums and history
- New Brighton Village Hall Listed historic place1,300 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Church New Brighton Landmark · listed historic place410 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Fillmore Street & Franklin Avenue 250 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Franklin Avenue 270 feet
- Van Buren Street & Minerva Place 310 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Eadie Place 420 feet
- Fillmore Street & Minerva Place 460 feet
- Franklin Avenue & East Buchanan Street 520 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Cassidy Place 770 feet
- Fillmore Street & Highview Avenue 860 feet
See every intersection along Franklin Avenue or Van Buren Street.