Leverett Avenue & Ridgewood Avenue

Leverett Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Av/Genesee Av, is 0.3 miles away for the S59 and S79 SBS, and 11 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 1988, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Korean War Vets Parkway
1.6 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 & Ridgewood 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.

  • 11 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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 630 Arthur Kill Road Gas station
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2019.

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
31 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 1988.

Trees

NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2014, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Ridgewood Avenue

  • No standing 2 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
    460 feet

Pharmacies

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

Shopping centers

  1. Greenridge Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Leverett Avenue or Ridgewood 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.