Howard Avenue & Martha Street
Howard Avenue and Martha Street meet at a four-way crossing in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Terrace Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Howard Av/Clove Rd, is 540 feet away for the S66, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Howard Av/Clove Rd, 540 feet away, for the S66.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Howard Av/Clove Rd S66540 feetS66
Next buses at this stop
- S66 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1222 Clove Road Gas station0.5 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven 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 July 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)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
- Elevation
- 225 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1981.
Trees
NYC Parks records 102 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Howard Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Martha Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Martha Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 35 the Clove Valley School550 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Terrace Playground40 feet
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 subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- Howard Avenue & Grand Avenue 240 feet
- Foote Avenue & Grand Avenue 330 feet
- Clove Road & Martha Street 580 feet
- Grand Avenue & Sunnyside Terrace 580 feet
- Clove Road & Howard Avenue 630 feet
- Grand Avenue & Rugby Avenue 720 feet
- Howard Avenue & Highland Avenue 730 feet
- Clove Road & Foote Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along Howard Avenue or Martha Street.