Glen Street & Melvin Avenue
Glen Street and Melvin Avenue meet at a three-way junction in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Sylvan Grove Cemetery is 90 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Glen St/Victory Blvd, is 130 feet away for the SIM2, SIM25 and SIM26, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and five places to eat. About 180 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Glen St/Victory Blvd, 130 feet away, for the SIM2, SIM25 and SIM26.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Glen St/Victory Blvd SIM2, SIM25, SIM26130 feetSIM2 SIM25 SIM26
Next buses at this stop
- SIM2 …
- SIM25 …
- SIM26 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the West Shore Expressway northbound at Glen Street & West Shore Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 180 West Service Road Gas station0.5 miles
- 266 West Service Road Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 miles
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 September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 180 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Glen Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Melvin Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Melvin Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 26 the Carteret School790 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sylvan Grove Cemetery Park · listed historic place90 feet
- Meredith Woods Nature area300 feet
Houses of worship
- St Anthony Padua RC Church House of worship1,130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and four 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Glen Street & West Shore Expressway 270 feet
- Glen Street & Wild Avenue 310 feet
- Victory Boulevard & Melvin Avenue 530 feet
- Glen Street & Cannon Avenue 620 feet
- Victory Boulevard & Glen Street 720 feet
- Victory Boulevard & Wild Avenue 780 feet
- Victory Boulevard & Roswell Avenue 800 feet
- Victory Boulevard & Beresford Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along Glen Street or Melvin Avenue.