Merrill Avenue & Hillman Avenue
Merrill Avenue and Hillman Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. P.S. 060 Alice Austen is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrill Av/Richmond Av, is 10 feet away for the S59, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1970 and 1975, 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, 10 feet away, for the S59.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrill Av/Richmond Av S5910 feetS59
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic 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 station0.4 miles
- 1441 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.5 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 September 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
- 30 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1970 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hedge maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Merrill Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Moore Catholic High School240 feet
- Seton Foundation for Learning Preschool330 feet
- Bishop Patrick V Ahern High School330 feet
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- P.S. 060 Alice Austen School580 feet
- Children at Play Early Inter. Center Preschool620 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Merrill Avenue & Bishop Patrick Ahern High School Driveway 50 feet
- Arlene Street & Merrill Avenue 270 feet
- Hillman Avenue & Jardine Avenue 310 feet
- Arlene Street & Commerce Street 550 feet
- Merrill Avenue & Firth Road 560 feet
- Jardine Avenue & Morgan Lane 560 feet
- Merrill Avenue & Danny Court 680 feet
- Arlene Street & Bishop Patrick Ahern High School Driveway 730 feet
See every intersection along Hillman Avenue or Merrill Avenue.