Hylan Boulevard & Massachusetts Street South

Hylan Boulevard and Massachusetts Street South meet at a four-way crossing in Tottenville-Charleston, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Conference House stands 750 feet away, built in 1675. The nearest bus stop, Hylan Blvd/Connecticut St, is 140 feet away for the S59 and S78, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1985 and 1999, almost all in houses of one or two.

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Hylan Boulevard & Massachusetts Street South Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Connecticut St, 140 feet away, for the S59 and S78.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hylan Blvd/Connecticut St S59, S78
    140 feet
    S59 S78

Next buses at this stop

  1. S59 …
  2. S78 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Hylan Boulevard.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the West Shore Expressway northbound at Boscombe Avenue, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6778 Hylan Boulevard Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 4350 Arthur Kill Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    2.9 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10307
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 3
City Council district
51
Police precinct
123
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tottenville-Charleston
Elevation
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 40 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 300 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 1985 and 1999.

Trees

NYC Parks records 118 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2016, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Massachusetts Street South

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Massachusetts Street South

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Colonial, and built in 1675.

  1. Conference House Designated landmark
    750 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 nature area

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Conference House Park Nature area
    40 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Ward's Point Conservation Area Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

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