Jefferson Boulevard & Vespa Avenue

Jefferson Boulevard and Vespa Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Arden Heights-Rossville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Arden Woods is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Arden Av/Rolling Hill Green, is 960 feet away for the S56, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1971 and 1986, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Korean War Vets Parkway
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
960 feet
Arden Av/Rolling Hill Green · S56
Within a walk
2 places
1 nature area and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jefferson Boulevard & Vespa Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Arden Av/Rolling Hill Green, 960 feet away, for the S56.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Arden Av/Rolling Hill Green S56
    960 feet
    S56

Next buses at this stop

  1. S56 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway southbound at Drumgoole Road West & Richmond Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1781 Arthur Kill Road Gas station
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10312
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 3
City Council district
51
Police precinct
123
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Arden Heights-Rossville
Elevation
122 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1971 and 1986.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 nature area
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Arden Woods Nature area
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Jefferson Boulevard or Vespa Avenue.

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