Henderson Avenue & Lafayette Avenue

Henderson Avenue and Lafayette Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. P.S. R373 is 170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Henderson Av/Lafayette Av, is 120 feet away for the S44 and S94, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and two places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Henderson Avenue & Lafayette Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Henderson Av/Lafayette Av, 120 feet away, for the S44 and S94.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Henderson Av/Lafayette Av S44, S94 · Countdown sign
    120 feet
    S44 S94
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. S44 …
  2. S94 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 700 Richmond Terrace Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles

Between 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 September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2026

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
93 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Henderson Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Henderson Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Lafayette Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lafayette Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival and High Victorian, one each, and built between 1855 and 1860.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. R373 School
    170 feet
  2. Richmond University Medical Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. Staten Island Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    380 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Brighton Village Hall Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christ Church New Brighton Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 125 Cassidy Place Older adult center
    920 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.