Hylan Boulevard & Benton Avenue

Hylan Boulevard and Benton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Old Town station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and ten places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Safety record
9 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest railway station
Old Town
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · SIR
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Hylan Blvd/Cooper Av · S78
Within a walk
1 place
1 day care or pre-K site, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hylan Boulevard & Benton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Staten Island Railway

The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Old Town, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Old Town SIR · Staten Island Railway
    0.3 miles
    SIR

Next trains at this station

Ferry
1 line
  1. SIR …
South Shore
1 line
  1. SIR …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Cooper Av, 130 feet away, for the S78.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hylan Blvd/Cooper Av S78 · Shelter
    130 feet
    S78
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. S78 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1416 Hylan Boulevard Gas station
    740 feet
  2. 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10305
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 2
City Council district
50
Police precinct
122
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1970.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Benton Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Benton Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Hylan Boulevard

  • Time-limited parking 4 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-7PM

South side of Hylan Boulevard

  • Time-limited parking 3 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-9AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Steps to Success IV Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    640 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    420 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    670 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Benton Avenue or Hylan Boulevard.

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