Loretto Street & Surf Avenue
Loretto Street and Surf Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Tottenville-Charleston, Staten Island. The corner is also named Firefighter Peter J. Carroll Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Conference House Park is 80 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hylan Blvd/Sprague Av, is 0.5 miles away for the S59, S78, SIM2 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Sprague Av, 0.5 miles away, for the S59, S78, SIM2, SIM25 and SIM26.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Sprague Av S59, S78, SIM2, SIM25 +10.5 milesS59 S78 SIM2 SIM25 SIM26
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
- S78 …
- SIM2 …
- SIM25 …
- SIM26 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the West Shore Expressway northbound at Boscombe Avenue, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 6778 Hylan Boulevard Gas station1 mile
- 4350 Arthur Kill Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10307
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 123
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Tottenville-Charleston
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Firefighter Peter J. Carroll Way, a co-naming enacted on December 17, 2013 (Local Law 131 of 2013).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1988 and 1998.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Firefighter Peter J. Carroll Way.
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 May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Surf Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 beach
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Conference House Park Nature area80 feet
- Tottenville Beach350 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Billop Avenue & Loretto Street 200 feet
- Billop Avenue & Rockaway Street 470 feet
- Sprague Avenue & Surf Avenue 480 feet
- Sprague Avenue & Sea Breeze Lane 630 feet
- Yetman Avenue & Billop Avenue 730 feet
- Sprague Avenue & Winding Woods Loop 920 feet
- Billop Avenue & Manhattan Street 980 feet
- Surfside Plaza & Sea Breeze Lane 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Loretto Street or Surf Avenue.