Grand Avenue & Van Cortlandt Avenue
Grand Avenue and Van Cortlandt Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Terrace Playground is 980 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Victory Blvd/Grand Av, is 840 feet away for the S61 and S62, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Victory Blvd/Grand Av, 840 feet away, for the S61 and S62.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Victory Blvd/Grand Av S61, S62840 feetS61 S62
Next buses at this stop
- S61 …
- S62 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1222 Clove Road Gas station0.6 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2013.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
- Elevation
- 209 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the Norway 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 December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Grand Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Terrace Playground980 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Avenue & Dudley Avenue 250 feet
- Grand Avenue & Alpine Avenue 250 feet
- Van Cortlandt Avenue & Elm Place 450 feet
- Grand Avenue & Glenwood Avenue 500 feet
- Grand Avenue & Rugby Avenue 560 feet
- Rugby Avenue & Alpine Avenue 580 feet
- Van Cortlandt Avenue & Rugby Avenue 590 feet
- Grand Avenue & Sunnyside Terrace 700 feet
See every intersection along Grand Avenue or Van Cortlandt Avenue.