Major Avenue & Duer Avenue
Major Avenue and Duer Avenue meet at a three-way junction 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. Fort Wadsworth is 540 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lily Pond Av/Major Av, is 320 feet away for the S51 and S53, and 18 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1997, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lily Pond Av/Major Av, 320 feet away, for the S51 and S53.
- 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lily Pond Av/Major Av S51, S53320 feetS51 S53
Next buses at this stop
- S51 …
- S53 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1400 Bay Street Gas station0.9 miles
- 20 Cliff Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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 April 2024.
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
- 92 feet above sea level
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 1960 and 1997.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Duer Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Stick Style, and built between 1868 and 1869.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fort Wadsworth Park · listed historic place540 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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 and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Major Avenue & Lily Pond Avenue 270 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Major Avenue 290 feet
- McClean Avenue & Duer Avenue 530 feet
- Major Avenue & Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge 580 feet
- Narrows Road South & Lily Pond Avenue 660 feet
- Major Avenue & Florida Avenue 690 feet
- Lily Pond Avenue & Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge 720 feet
- McClean Avenue & Lily Pond Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Duer Avenue or Major Avenue.