Front Street & Wave Street
Front Street and Wave Street meet at a three-way junction in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Marine 9 firehouse is 740 feet away. The Stapleton station on the SIR is about two minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and nine places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2014 and 2022, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Stapleton, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Stapleton SIR · Staten Island Railway630 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bay St/Wave St, 600 feet away, for the S51 and S76.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay St/Wave St S51, S76 · Countdown sign600 feetS51 S76
Next buses at this stop
- S51 …
- S76 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Front Street.
- 6 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, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 248 Bay Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,000 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 2014 and 2022.
Since 2014 at least 124 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Front Street (east side).
West side of Front Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Wave Street
- Time-limited parking 1 sign 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Wave Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 525711.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Stapleton Esplanade Park480 feet
Fire and police
- Marine 9 Fire station740 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store890 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Front Street & Hudson View Loop 90 feet
- Front Street & Navy Pier Court 370 feet
- Front Street & Prospect Street 390 feet
- Bay Street & Wave Street 560 feet
- Bay Street & Sands Street 680 feet
- Bay Street & Congress Street 740 feet
- Front Street & Water Street 920 feet
- Bay Street & Prospect Street 950 feet
See every intersection along Front Street or Wave Street.