Grandview Avenue & Brabant Street
Grandview Avenue and Brabant Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island, at the edge of NYCHA's Mariner's Harbor development. The corner is also named The Force MD’s Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Mariner's Harbor Community Center is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brabant St/Grandview Av, is 50 feet away for the S46 and S96, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Brabant St/Grandview Av, 50 feet away, for the S46 and S96.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brabant St/Grandview Av S46, S9650 feetS46 S96
Next buses at this stop
- S46 …
- S96 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway at Forest Avenue & Goethals Road North at Staten Island Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 2151 Forest Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.9 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
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10303
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
This corner carries two co-namings: The Force MD’s Way (Local Law 81 of 2022, enacted on August 14, 2022) and Alafia Rodriguez Way (Local Law 44 of 2023, enacted on March 19, 2023).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 in 1953.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Mariner's Harbor development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and April 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Brabant Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Brabant Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 community center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Big Park320 feet
- The Big Park Playground640 feet
Community centers and public services
- Mariner's Harbor Community Center650 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- South Avenue & Brabant Street 300 feet
- Grandview Avenue & Continental Place 680 feet
- Grandview Avenue & Downey Place 890 feet
- South Avenue & Continental Place 980 feet
- Lockman Avenue & Brabant Street 1,000 feet
- South Avenue & Cable Way 1,060 feet
- Continental Place & Mersereau Avenue 1,110 feet
- Grandview Avenue & Netherland Avenue 1,140 feet
See every intersection along Brabant Street or Grandview Avenue.