Jewett Avenue & Veltman Avenue

Jewett Avenue and Veltman Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Northerleigh Park is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewett Av/Egbert Av, is 310 feet away for the S66, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 18 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Jewett Avenue & Veltman Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jewett Av/Egbert Av, 310 feet away, for the S66.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jewett Av/Egbert Av S66
    310 feet
    S66

Next buses at this stop

  1. S66 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Trantor Place & Dr M L King Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1252 Forest Avenue Gas station
    910 feet
  2. 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    2.1 miles

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10302
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 1
City Council district
50
Police precinct
120 and 121 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Jewett Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of Veltman Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Brightside Training Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  2. Learn & Discover 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Northerleigh Park
    550 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Immanuel Union Church Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    1,170 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,130 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Forest Avenue Shopping Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and seven food stores.

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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

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