Neal Dow Avenue & Seward Place

Neal Dow Avenue and Seward Place meet at a three-way junction in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av, is 380 feet away for the S57, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Staten Island Expressway
0.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av · S57
Within a walk
2 places
1 day care or pre-K site and 1 listed historic place, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Neal Dow Avenue & Seward Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av, 380 feet away, for the S57.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av S57
    380 feet
    S57

Next buses at this stop

  1. S57 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at North Gannon Avenue & Mann Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2071 Victory Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10314
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 1
City Council district
50
Police precinct
121
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
Elevation
80 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.

Trees

Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2021 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Neal Dow Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Seward Place

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1730.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place

Schools and child care

  1. St. Francis Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Peter Houseman House Listed historic place
    530 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Neal Dow Avenue or Seward Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.