Garretson Avenue & Simpson Street
Garretson Avenue and Simpson Street meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about six minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 13 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Dongan Hills, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Dongan Hills SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Cromwell Av, 500 feet away, for the S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 and two more.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Cromwell Av S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 +2500 feetS78 SIM1 SIM1C SIM7 SIM10 SIM11
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
- SIM1 …
- SIM1C …
- SIM7 …
- SIM10 …
- SIM11 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Hylan Boulevard & Narrows Road South at Staten Island Expressway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.6 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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 November 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10305
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills
- Elevation
- 9 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Ivy Prep Early Learning Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5350 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy800 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Seaview Avenue & Simpson Street 200 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Garretson Avenue 260 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Garretson Avenue 320 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Simpson Street 490 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Cromwell Avenue 510 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Seaview Avenue 520 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Cromwell Avenue 570 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Liberty Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along Garretson Avenue or Simpson Street.