Liberty Avenue & Simpson Street
Liberty Avenue and Simpson Street meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Dongan Playground is 1,230 feet away. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 14 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1992, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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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/Liberty Av, 390 feet away, for the S78 and S79 SBS.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Liberty Av S78, S79 SBS · Countdown sign390 feetS78 S79 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
- S79 SBS …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1870 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.5 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo 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 November 2020.
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
Homes
About 400 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 1955 and 1992.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and June 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Liberty Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Simpson Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Ivy Prep Early Learning Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5790 feet
- Sexy Nail Inst Trade or language school910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dongan Playground1,230 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,200 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy520 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and six 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 & Liberty Avenue 250 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Simpson Street 290 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Liberty Avenue 320 feet
- Garretson Avenue & Simpson Street 490 feet
- Buel Avenue & Laconia Avenue 590 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Seaview Avenue 600 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Buel Avenue 660 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Garretson Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along Liberty Avenue or Simpson Street.