Highland Avenue & Rugby Avenue
Highland Avenue and Rugby Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Silver Lake Park is 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Victory Blvd/Highland Av, is 380 feet away for the S61, S62 and S66, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1951 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Victory Blvd/Highland Av, 380 feet away, for the S61, S62 and S66.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Victory Blvd/Highland Av S61, S62, S66380 feetS61 S62 S66
Next buses at this stop
- S61 …
- S62 …
- S66 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1222 Clove Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2018.
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)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
- Elevation
- 242 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1951 and 1965.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Highland Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Rugby Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Silver Lake Park740 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Highland Avenue & Glenwood Avenue 90 feet
- Dudley Avenue & Rugby Avenue 250 feet
- Highland Avenue & Arlo Road 320 feet
- Victory Boulevard & Highland Avenue 320 feet
- Van Cortlandt Avenue & Rugby Avenue 620 feet
- Waldron Avenue & East Cheshire Place 630 feet
- Beverly Avenue & East Cheshire Place 900 feet
- Rugby Avenue & Alpine Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along Highland Avenue or Rugby Avenue.