Laconia Avenue & Benton Avenue
Laconia Avenue and Benton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Ocean Breeze Park is 820 feet away. The Old Town station on the SIR is about nine minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and eight places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1970, 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 Old Town, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Old Town SIR · Staten Island Railway0.4 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Benton Av, 600 feet away, for the S78.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Benton Av S78600 feetS78
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1416 Hylan Boulevard Gas station1,230 feet
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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
- 11 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 1960 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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 between November 2015 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Laconia Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Laconia Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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
- Steps to Success IV Preschool, ages 2 to 51,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ocean Breeze Park Nature area820 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch570 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch940 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,190 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Benton Avenue & Jerome Road 250 feet
- Benton Avenue & Hurlbert Street 280 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Evergreen Avenue 500 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Benton Avenue 520 feet
- Hurlbert Street & Xenia Street 550 feet
- Hurlbert Street & McDermott Avenue 560 feet
- Evergreen Avenue & Jerome Road 670 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Cooper Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along Benton Avenue or Laconia Avenue.