Hylan Boulevard & Sprague Avenue
Hylan Boulevard and Sprague Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Tottenville-Charleston, Staten Island. The corner is also named Scott M. McGovern Avenue by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Tottenville Pool Playground is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hylan Blvd/Sprague Av, is 60 feet away for the S59, S78, SIM2 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are two public places.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Sprague Av, 60 feet away, for the S59, S78, SIM2, SIM25 and SIM26.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Sprague Av S59, S78, SIM2, SIM25 +160 feetS59 S78 SIM2 SIM25 SIM26
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
- S78 …
- SIM2 …
- SIM25 …
- SIM26 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Hylan Boulevard.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the West Shore Expressway northbound at Boscombe Avenue, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 6778 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 4350 Arthur Kill Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2024
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
- 39 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Scott M. McGovern Avenue, a co-naming enacted on October 20, 2003 (Local Law 62 of 2003).
The streets
- Up to six travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 40 mph
- 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1989 and 1998.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Scott M. McGovern Avenue.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Hylan Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Sprague Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 swimming pool
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tottenville Pool Playground650 feet
Community centers and public services
- Tottenville Pool Swimming pool860 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Sprague Avenue & Sunset Lane 190 feet
- Sprague Avenue & Sea Crest Lane 370 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Loretto Street 470 feet
- Sprague Avenue & George Street 510 feet
- Sprague Avenue & Wildwood Lane 520 feet
- Sunset Lane & Sea Crest Lane 620 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Sleight Avenue 670 feet
- Sprague Avenue & Nancy Lane 680 feet
See every intersection along Hylan Boulevard or Sprague Avenue.