Hylan Boulevard & Garretson Avenue

Hylan Boulevard and Garretson 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 Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about five minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 16 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

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Hylan Boulevard & Garretson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Staten Island Railway

The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Dongan Hills, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Dongan Hills 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/Cromwell Av, 180 feet away, for the S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 and two more.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hylan Blvd/Cromwell Av S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 +2
    180 feet
    S78 SIM1 SIM1C SIM7 SIM10 SIM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. S78 …
  2. SIM1 …
  3. SIM1C …
  4. SIM7 …
  5. SIM10 …
  6. SIM11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 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, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station
    1,130 feet
  2. 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2024

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
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Garretson Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Hylan Boulevard

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-7PM

South side of Hylan Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-9AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 518870.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Ivy Prep Early Learning Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    30 feet
  2. Sexy Nail Inst Trade or language school
    1,080 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    490 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and seven food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.