Macfarland Avenue & Wallace Avenue
Macfarland Avenue and Wallace Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Arrochar Playground is 670 feet away, and St Joseph Hill Academy Elem School is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, McClean Av/Mills Av, is 420 feet away for the S53, and 19 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them schools, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is McClean Av/Mills Av, 420 feet away, for the S53.
- 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
- McClean Av/Mills Av S53 · Countdown sign420 feetS53
Next buses at this stop
- S53 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1400 Bay Street Gas station1.1 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
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
- 81 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Macfarland Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Macfarland Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Wallace Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Wallace Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 39 Francis J. Murphy Jr. School490 feet
- Mother Franciska Elementary School970 feet
- Seton Foundation - Joan & Kennedy School970 feet
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- St Joseph Hill Academy Elem School970 feet
- St Joseph Hill Academy High School970 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Arrochar Playground670 feet
- Staats Circle1,310 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 161/Ladder 81 Fire station770 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Major Avenue & Wallace Avenue 250 feet
- McClean Avenue & Wallace Avenue 260 feet
- McClean Avenue & Mills Avenue 440 feet
- Major Avenue & St Joseph Hill Academy Driveway 530 feet
- McClean Avenue & Jackson Avenue 550 feet
- Macfarland Avenue & Hastings Street 560 feet
- McClean Avenue & Arthur Avenue 630 feet
- Sand Lane & Macfarland Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along Macfarland Avenue or Wallace Avenue.