Mason Avenue & Alter Avenue
Mason Avenue and Alter Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Ocean Breeze Park is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Seaview Av/Nugent Av, is 1,170 feet away for the S52, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Mason Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Seaview Av/Nugent Av, 1,170 feet away, for the S52.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Seaview Av/Nugent Av S521,170 feetS52
Next buses at this stop
- S52 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Mason Avenue.
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, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 June 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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to six travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1992.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Mason Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 hospital
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ocean Breeze Park Nature area600 feet
Health care
- Staten Island University Hosp-North Hospital1,080 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Mason Avenue & Dea Court 110 feet
- Mason Avenue & Delaware Avenue 250 feet
- Mason Avenue & Cromwell Avenue 360 feet
- Mason Avenue & Garretson Avenue 610 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Alter Avenue 630 feet
- Seaview Avenue & Mason Avenue 810 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Delaware Avenue 880 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Cromwell Avenue 970 feet
See every intersection along Alter Avenue or Mason Avenue.