Laconia Avenue & Alter Avenue
Laconia Avenue and Alter Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Ocean Breeze Park is 1,200 feet away. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about nine minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and seven places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1991, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Dongan Hills, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Dongan Hills SIR · Staten Island Railway0.5 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Delaware Av, 740 feet away, for the S78.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Delaware Av S78740 feetS78
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Hylan Boulevard & Narrows Road South at Staten Island Expressway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station1,030 feet
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.8 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10305
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1955 and 1991.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
Schools and child care
- Ivy Prep Early Learning Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ocean Breeze Park Nature area1,200 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Laconia Avenue & Delaware Avenue 250 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Cromwell Avenue 360 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Raritan Avenue 500 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Alter Avenue 570 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Garretson Avenue 610 feet
- Mason Avenue & Alter Avenue 630 feet
- Mason Avenue & Dea Court 740 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Atlantic Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along Alter Avenue or Laconia Avenue.