Leverett Avenue & Cortelyou Avenue

Leverett Avenue and Cortelyou Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, 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 nearest bus stop, Richmond Av/Genesee Av, is 0.3 miles away for the S59 and S79 SBS, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1970 and 1975, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Korean War Vets Parkway
1.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Richmond Av/Genesee Av · S59, S79 SBS
Within a walk
2 places
1 day care or pre-K site and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Leverett Avenue & Cortelyou Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Genesee Av, 0.3 miles away, for the S59 and S79 SBS.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Richmond Av/Genesee Av S59, S79 SBS · Shelter
    0.3 miles
    S59 S79 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. S59 …
  2. S79 SBS …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 630 Arthur Kill Road Gas station
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10312
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 3
City Council district
51
Police precinct
122
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Great Kills-Eltingville
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 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 1975.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cortelyou Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Cortelyou Avenue

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Congregation Oorah Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Greenridge Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cortelyou Avenue or Leverett Avenue.

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