Mason Avenue & Garretson Avenue
Mason Avenue and Garretson Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. In 2025, 763 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Ocean Breeze Park is 1,210 feet away. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about ten minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are four 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 measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Dongan Hills, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Dongan Hills SIR · Staten Island Railway0.5 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Seaview Av/Nugent Av, 850 feet away, for the S52.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Seaview Av/Nugent Av S52850 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, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 763 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 931st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 143 more were issued.
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
- 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1989.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Mason Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 523039.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Ivy Prep Early Learning Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dongan Playground880 feet
- Ocean Breeze Park Nature area1,210 feet
Health care
- Staten Island University Hosp-North Hospital1,150 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 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 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:
- Seaview Avenue & Mason Avenue 200 feet
- Mason Avenue & Cromwell Avenue 250 feet
- Mason Avenue & Liberty Avenue 500 feet
- Mason Avenue & Dea Court 500 feet
- Mason Avenue & Alter Avenue 610 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Garretson Avenue 610 feet
- Buel Avenue & Mason Avenue 820 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Cromwell Avenue 860 feet
See every intersection along Garretson Avenue or Mason Avenue.