Hylan Boulevard & Rockaway Street
Hylan Boulevard and Rockaway Street meet at a three-way junction in Tottenville-Charleston, Staten Island. The corner is also named Chris Walsh Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Hylan Blvd/Yetman Av, is 310 feet away for the S59 and S78, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1983 and 1998, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Yetman Av, 310 feet away, for the S59 and S78.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Yetman Av S59, S78310 feetS59 S78
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
- S78 …
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 miles by car along the streets.
- 6778 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 4350 Arthur Kill Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
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
- 46 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Chris Walsh Way, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2026 (Local Law 48 of 2026).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 40 mph
Homes
About 500 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 1983 and 1998.
Trees
NYC Parks records 99 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Chris Walsh Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Hylan Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hylan Boulevard & Sleight Avenue 70 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Yetman Avenue 260 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Loretto Street 270 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Manhattan Street 520 feet
- Sleight Avenue & George Street 590 feet
- Loretto Street & Sea Crest Lane 610 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Sprague Avenue 730 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Brighton Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Hylan Boulevard or Rockaway Street.