Gulf Avenue & Western Avenue
Gulf Avenue and Western Avenue meet at a three-way junction in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Old Place Creek Park is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Goethals Rd North/Port Authority Admin Lot, is 0.3 miles away for the S40, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Goethals Rd North/Port Authority Admin Lot, 0.3 miles away, for the S40.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Goethals Rd North/Port Authority Admin Lot S400.3 milesS40
Next buses at this stop
- S40 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Gulf Avenue and Western Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Gulf Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1120 South Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 49 and 50 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 58 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Gulf Avenue
- No standing 14 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Gulf Avenue
- No standing 39 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Western Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Western Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Old Place Creek Park Nature area1,030 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The five nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Staten Island Expressway & Western Avenue 40 feet
- Western Avenue & Goethals Bridge Bike Path 120 feet
- Goethals Road North & Western Avenue 240 feet
- Goethals Road North & Goethals Bridge Bike Path 790 feet
- Gulf Avenue & Staten Island Expressway 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 6th Avenue, Gulf Avenue or Western Avenue.