Metropolitan Avenue & Welles Court
Metropolitan Avenue and Welles Court meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Our Saviour Lutheran Church is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Walbrooke Av, is 720 feet away for the S48, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 19 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1937, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Walbrooke Av, 720 feet away, for the S48.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Walbrooke Av S48720 feetS48
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
Cycling
- 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 525 Forest Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
- Elevation
- 186 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1937.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Houses of worship
- Our Saviour Lutheran Church House of worship780 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch770 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket800 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,090 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & Huron Place 250 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Dana Street 260 feet
- City Boulevard & Welles Court 330 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Norma Place 480 feet
- Forest Avenue & Kissel Avenue 520 feet
- City Boulevard & Dana Street 570 feet
- City Boulevard & Huron Place 580 feet
- City Boulevard & Parsons Place 720 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Welles Court.