Leonard Avenue & Deems Avenue
Leonard Avenue and Deems Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Westerleigh Park is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewett Av/Waters Av, is 530 feet away for the S66, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jewett Av/Waters Av, 530 feet away, for the S66.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jewett Av/Waters Av S66530 feetS66
Next buses at this stop
- S66 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at North Gannon Avenue & Mann Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2000 Victory Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
- Elevation
- 110 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1920 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
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 July 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Leonard Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 030 Westerleigh School370 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Westerleigh Park1,140 feet
Houses of worship
- Immanuel Union Church Listed historic place1,200 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 163/Ladder 83 Fire station1,070 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Leonard Avenue & Wardwell Avenue 190 feet
- Waters Avenue & Deems Avenue 280 feet
- Jewett Avenue & Leonard Avenue 280 feet
- Leonard Avenue & Clinton B Fisk Avenue 380 feet
- Jewett Avenue & Margaretta Court 390 feet
- Deems Avenue & The Boulevard 400 feet
- Jewett Avenue & Sawyer Avenue 440 feet
- Waters Avenue & Dakota Place 470 feet
See every intersection along Deems Avenue or Leonard Avenue.