Gervil Street & Balsam Place
Gervil Street and Balsam Place meet at a three-way junction in Arden Heights-Rossville, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Rossville Av/Wood Ct, is 720 feet away for the S74 and S84, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1983 and 1986, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rossville Av/Wood Ct, 720 feet away, for the S74 and S84.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rossville Av/Wood Ct S74, S84720 feetS74 S84
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S84 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the West Shore Expressway northbound at Veterans Road East & West Shore Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 970 Bloomingdale Road Gas station0.6 miles
- 4350 Arthur Kill Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10309
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 123
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Arden Heights-Rossville
- Elevation
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1983 and 1986.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Balsam Place
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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
- Rainbows Reach Preschool, ages 2 to 51,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Fresh Supermarket0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Rossville Shopping Center Shopping center1,280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Redwood Loop & Balsam Place 210 feet
- Gervil Street & Locust Court 220 feet
- Balsam Place & Arrowood Court 300 feet
- Balsam Place & Hampton Place 350 feet
- Locust Court & Acorn Court 510 feet
- Wirt Avenue & Hampton Place 530 feet
- Arrowood Court & Wood Court 530 feet
- Rossville Avenue & Balsam Place 540 feet
See every intersection along Balsam Place or Gervil Street.