Laconia Avenue & Jefferson Avenue

Laconia Avenue and Jefferson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in New Dorp-Midland Beach, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Jefferson Av station on the SIR is about ten minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1970 and 1985, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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Laconia Avenue & Jefferson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Staten Island Railway

The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Jefferson Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. Jefferson Av SIR · Staten Island Railway
    0.5 miles
    SIR

Next trains at this station

Ferry
1 line
  1. SIR …
South Shore
1 line
  1. SIR …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Jefferson Av, 1,010 feet away, for the S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 and two more.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hylan Blvd/Jefferson Av S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 +2
    1,010 feet
    S78 SIM1 SIM1C SIM7 SIM10 SIM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. S78 …
  2. SIM1 …
  3. SIM1C …
  4. SIM7 …
  5. SIM10 …
  6. SIM11 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2111 Hylan Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1,220 feet
  3. 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 September 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10306
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 2
City Council district
50
Police precinct
122
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
New Dorp-Midland Beach
Elevation
12 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1970 and 1985.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 1 sign on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Jefferson Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Islander's Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.