Mason Avenue & Liberty Avenue
Mason Avenue and Liberty Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in New Dorp-Midland Beach, Staten Island. The corner is also named Vincent S. Chiara Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Dongan Playground is 390 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Seaview Av/Nugent Av, is 940 feet away for the S52, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Seaview Av/Nugent Av, 940 feet away, for the S52.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Seaview Av/Nugent Av S52940 feetS52
Next buses at this stop
- S52 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane 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, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1870 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 cars1.2 miles
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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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)
- New Dorp-Midland Beach
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Vincent S. Chiara Way, a co-naming enacted on December 21, 2004 (Local Law 63 of 2004).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1980.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Vincent S. Chiara Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Liberty Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Mason Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Mason Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 hospital
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 052 John C. Thompson School910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dongan Playground390 feet
Health care
- Staten Island University Hosp-North Hospital1,240 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 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Seaview Avenue & Mason Avenue 290 feet
- Buel Avenue & Mason Avenue 330 feet
- Mason Avenue & Garretson Avenue 500 feet
- Mason Avenue & Dongan Hills Avenue 590 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Liberty Avenue 590 feet
- Nugent Avenue & Liberty Avenue 700 feet
- Mason Avenue & Cromwell Avenue 740 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Simpson Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Liberty Avenue or Mason Avenue.