Greenfield Avenue & Thistle Court
Greenfield Avenue and Thistle Court meet at a three-way junction in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The Clifton station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the hardy rubber tree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Clifton, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Clifton SIR · Staten Island Railway1,150 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Tompkins Av/Townsend Av, 900 feet away, for the S52 and S78.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Tompkins Av/Townsend Av S52, S78900 feetS52 S78
Next buses at this stop
- S52 …
- S78 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 951 Bay Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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 May 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10304
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the hardy rubber tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Greenfield Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- The Richmond Pre-K Center at 375 Tompkins Avenue Pre-K center1,070 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and 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:
- Greenfield Avenue & Flower Court 70 feet
- Greenfield Avenue & Opus Court 170 feet
- Greenfield Avenue & Amazon Court 350 feet
- Greenfield Avenue & Greenfield Court 530 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Greenfield Avenue 540 feet
- Greenfield Avenue & Del Ray Court 660 feet
- Greenfield Avenue & Merivale Lane 800 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Kimberly Lane 850 feet
See every intersection along Greenfield Avenue.