Major Avenue & Sand Lane
Major Avenue and Sand Lane meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Staats Circle is 500 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sand Ln/Hylan Blvd, is 200 feet away for the S52 and S53, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them schools, and four places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sand Ln/Hylan Blvd, 200 feet away, for the S52 and S53.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sand Ln/Hylan Blvd S52, S53 · Countdown sign200 feetS52 S53
Next buses at this stop
- S52 …
- S53 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Hylan Boulevard & Narrows Road South at Staten Island Expressway, 0.7 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 charger0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2023
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2023
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
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Major Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Major Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Seton Foundation for Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5480 feet
- P.S. 39 Francis J. Murphy Jr. School570 feet
- Mother Franciska Elementary School960 feet
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- Seton Foundation - Joan & Kennedy School960 feet
- St Joseph Hill Academy Elem School960 feet
- St Joseph Hill Academy High School960 feet
- We R Explorers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Arrochar Playground60 feet
- Staats Circle500 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 161/Ladder 81 Fire station770 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Sand Lane & Macfarland Avenue 280 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Sand Lane 290 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & West Fingerboard Road at Sand Lane 430 feet
- Major Avenue & St Joseph Hill Academy Driveway 540 feet
- McClean Avenue & Sand Lane 550 feet
- Major Avenue & Linwood Avenue 550 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & St Joseph Hill Academy Driveway 670 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Linwood Avenue 720 feet
See every intersection along Major Avenue or Sand Lane.