Major Avenue & Wallace Avenue
Major Avenue and Wallace Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Mother Franciska Elementary School is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, McClean Av/Mills Av, is 670 feet away for the S53, and 19 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them schools, and three 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 McClean Av/Mills Av, 670 feet away, for the S53.
- 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
- McClean Av/Mills Av S53 · Countdown sign670 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1400 Bay Street Gas station1.2 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 three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
- 89 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 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Major Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
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 listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 39 Francis J. Murphy Jr. School450 feet
- Mother Franciska Elementary School730 feet
- Seton Foundation - Joan & Kennedy School730 feet
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- St Joseph Hill Academy Elem School730 feet
- St Joseph Hill Academy High School730 feet
- Seton Foundation for Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 51,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Arrochar Playground790 feet
- Staats Circle1,060 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 161/Ladder 81 Fire station1,020 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
- 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Macfarland Avenue & Wallace Avenue 250 feet
- Major Avenue & St Joseph Hill Academy Driveway 280 feet
- McClean Avenue & Wallace Avenue 510 feet
- Major Avenue & Hastings Street 600 feet
- Major Avenue & Hastings Street at Landis Avenue 650 feet
- McClean Avenue & Mills Avenue 690 feet
- McClean Avenue & Jackson Avenue 800 feet
- Macfarland Avenue & Hastings Street 810 feet
See every intersection along Major Avenue or Wallace Avenue.