Laconia Avenue & Atlantic Avenue
Laconia Avenue and Atlantic Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. The corner is also named Commissioner Richard J. Sheirer Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Ocean Breeze Park is 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hylan Blvd/Burgher Av, is 660 feet away for the S78, SIM1, SIM1C and three more, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Burgher Av, 660 feet away, for the S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 and two more.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Burgher Av S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 +2660 feetS78 SIM1 SIM1C SIM7 SIM10 SIM11
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
- SIM1 …
- SIM1C …
- SIM7 …
- SIM10 …
- SIM11 …
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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station1,270 feet
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people 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
- 9 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Commissioner Richard J. Sheirer Way, a co-naming enacted on October 2, 2012 (Local Law 48 of 2012).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1960 and 1989.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Commissioner Richard J. Sheirer Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Laconia Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Laconia Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ocean Breeze Park Nature area680 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch830 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch1,070 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Laconia Avenue & Raritan Avenue 250 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Burgher Avenue 260 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Delaware Avenue 500 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Evergreen Avenue 520 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Alter Avenue 750 feet
- Evergreen Avenue & Jerome Road 800 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Raritan Avenue 820 feet
- Evergreen Avenue & Hurlbert Street 820 feet
See every intersection along Atlantic Avenue or Laconia Avenue.