Jewett Avenue & Wygant Place
Jewett Avenue and Wygant Place meet at a three-way junction in Port Richmond, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The fountain “Eugene G. Putnam” is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Terr/Jewett Av, is 460 feet away for the S40, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Terr/Jewett Av, 460 feet away, for the S40.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Terr/Jewett Av S40460 feetS40
Next buses at this stop
- S40 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bayonne Bridge at Trantor Place & Bayonne Bridge, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1230 Forest Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10302
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120 and 121 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Port Richmond
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1945.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Jewett Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Wygant Place
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Wygant Place
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, Greek Revival and Rustic, one each, and built between 1848 and 1905.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Veterans Park.
- Eugene G. Putnam Fountain by Virgil Fuller, 1915790 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 career or business center
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Levy Playground820 feet
- Veterans Park920 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Port Richmond Library Landmark1,000 feet
Houses of worship
- St Phillips Baptist Church House of worship1,020 feet
Community centers and public services
- Staten Island Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center Career or business center980 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
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:
- Jewett Avenue & Bennett Street 240 feet
- Jewett Avenue & New Street 310 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Jewett Avenue 340 feet
- Bennett Street & Avenue B 510 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Rector Street 570 feet
- Bennett Street & Cottage Place 680 feet
- Jewett Avenue & Bond Street 770 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Clove Road 840 feet
See every intersection along Jewett Avenue.