Laconia Avenue & Garretson Avenue
Laconia Avenue and Garretson Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, five 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 seven minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and ten places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 77 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 seven 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, 760 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 +2760 feetS78 SIM1 SIM1C SIM7 SIM10 SIM11
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
- SIM1 …
- SIM1C …
- SIM7 …
- SIM10 …
- SIM11 …
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, 1.7 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 cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 77 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 December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Garretson Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 5610 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,060 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Laconia Avenue & Cromwell Avenue 250 feet
- Garretson Avenue & Simpson Street 260 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Simpson Street 460 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Garretson Avenue 580 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Alter Avenue 610 feet
- Mason Avenue & Garretson Avenue 610 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Simpson Street 750 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Seaview Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Garretson Avenue or Laconia Avenue.