Front Street & Water Street
Front Street and Water Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. In 2025, 301 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Stapleton Esplanade is 50 feet away. The Stapleton station on the SIR is about a minute on foot. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Stapleton, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Stapleton SIR · Staten Island Railway280 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bay St/Water St, 480 feet away, for the S51 and S76.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay St/Water St S51, S76480 feetS51 S76
Next buses at this stop
- S51 …
- S76 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Front Street.
- 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 250 Broad Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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 March 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 301 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,470th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 127 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10304
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2011 and 2014.
Since 2014 at least 125 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Front Street
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of Water Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Water Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 506268, 510495 and 513767.
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italian Renaissance, and built between 1924 and 1925.
- Staten Island Savings Bank Building Designated landmark720 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Eden II Sch for Autistic Chldrn School860 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Stapleton Esplanade Park50 feet
- Tappen Park520 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Edgewater Village Hall and Tappen Park Listed historic place750 feet
Houses of worship
- Light of the Gospel Arabic Church House of worship1,150 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch500 feet
- Citibank Bank branch790 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,030 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Front Street & Canal Street 180 feet
- Front Street & Thompson Street 440 feet
- Bay Street & Water Street 480 feet
- Front Street & Prospect Street 530 feet
- Front Street & Navy Pier Court 550 feet
- Water Street & Beach Street 600 feet
- Bay Street & Canal Street 600 feet
- Bay Street & Cross Street 680 feet
See every intersection along Front Street, Hudson View Loop or Water Street.