Hamilton Avenue & Phelps Place
Hamilton Avenue and Phelps Place meet at a four-way crossing in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. The corner lies inside the St. George / New Brighton Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Glorious Church God in Christ is 110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Westervelt Av/Hamilton Av, is 260 feet away for the S42 and S52, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Westervelt Av/Hamilton Av, 260 feet away, for the S42 and S52.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Westervelt Av/Hamilton Av S42, S52260 feetS42 S52
Next buses at this stop
- S42 …
- S52 …
By car
- 151 Victory Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 54 Central Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.7 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 December 2024.
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)
- St. George-New Brighton
- Elevation
- 117 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- A posted limit of 20 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the green ash and the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hamilton Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of Phelps Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Phelps Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the St. George / New Brighton Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 80 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Shingle Style, and mostly built between 1878 and 1912.
- St. George Gardens Stores Designated landmark360 feet
- St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church and Rectory Designated landmark600 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Curtis High School1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Westervelt Community Garden760 feet
- Mahoney Playground1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- Glorious Church God in Christ House of worship110 feet
- St Peters Church Landmark580 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and five 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 and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Westervelt Avenue & Hamilton Avenue 330 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Egmont Place 360 feet
- St Marks Place & Westervelt Avenue 580 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Curtis Place 690 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Daniel Low Terrace 790 feet
- Westervelt Avenue & Carroll Place 810 feet
- Westervelt Avenue & Cleveland Street 860 feet
- Daniel Low Terrace & Crescent Avenue 960 feet
See every intersection along Hamilton Avenue.