Laconia Avenue & Cromwell Avenue
Laconia Avenue and Cromwell Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about eight minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and eight places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Dongan Hills, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Dongan Hills 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/Cromwell Av, 650 feet away, for the S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 and two more.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Cromwell Av S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 +2650 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, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.9 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.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
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 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Cromwell Avenue
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of Laconia Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Laconia Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Ivy Prep Early Learning Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5850 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and three 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Laconia Avenue & Garretson Avenue 250 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Alter Avenue 360 feet
- Garretson Avenue & Simpson Street 510 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Cromwell Avenue 570 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Delaware Avenue 610 feet
- Mason Avenue & Cromwell Avenue 620 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Simpson Street 710 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Garretson Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along Cromwell Avenue or Laconia Avenue.