Merrill Avenue & Firth Road
Merrill Avenue and Firth Road meet at a three-way junction in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Staten Island Industrial Park is 1,090 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrill Av/Richmond Av, is 570 feet away for the S59, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them schools. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrill Av/Richmond Av, 570 feet away, for the S59.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrill Av/Richmond Av S59570 feetS59
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Merrill Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Lamberts Lane & Staten Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1680 Richmond Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1441 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 in 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 nature area
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Bishop Patrick V Ahern High School440 feet
- Seton Foundation for Learning Preschool440 feet
- Moore Catholic High School790 feet
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- P.S. 060 Alice Austen School1,140 feet
- Children at Play Early Inter. Center Preschool1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Staten Island Industrial Park Nature area1,090 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Berglund Avenue & Firth Road 290 feet
- Arlene Street & Merrill Avenue 290 feet
- Firth Road & Plank Road 540 feet
- Arlene Street & Commerce Street 560 feet
- Merrill Avenue & Hillman Avenue 560 feet
- Merrill Avenue & Bishop Patrick Ahern High School Driveway 610 feet
- Arlene Street & Bishop Patrick Ahern High School Driveway 740 feet
- Paulding Avenue & Firth Road 800 feet
See every intersection along Firth Road or Merrill Avenue.