Major Avenue & Lily Pond Avenue
Major Avenue and Lily Pond Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. The corner is also named Officer Thomas Choi Avenue by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Fort Wadsworth is 540 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lily Pond Av/Major Av, is 50 feet away for the S51 and S53, and 19 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lily Pond Av/Major Av, 50 feet away, for the S51 and S53.
- 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lily Pond Av/Major Av S51, S5350 feetS51 S53
Next buses at this stop
- S51 …
- S53 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Lily Pond Avenue.
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 station0.8 miles
- 20 Cliff Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
- 87 feet above sea level
This corner carries two co-namings: Officer Thomas Choi Avenue (Local Law 76 of 2015, enacted on August 10, 2015) and Giovanni da Verrazzano Way (Local Law 41 of 2024, enacted on January 20, 2024).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Lily Pond Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Lily Pond Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Major Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 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 are three places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Major Avenue & Duer Avenue 270 feet
- Narrows Road South & Lily Pond Avenue 390 feet
- Major Avenue & Florida Avenue 430 feet
- Lily Pond Avenue & Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge 450 feet
- McClean Avenue & Lily Pond Avenue 520 feet
- Major Avenue & Savo Lane 520 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Major Avenue 550 feet
- Narrows Road South & Savo Lane 630 feet
See every intersection along Lily Pond Avenue, Major Avenue or Staten Island Expressway.