Oakland Avenue & Morrison Avenue
Oakland Avenue and Morrison Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. The corner is also named WWII Medal of Honor Recipient Pvt. Joseph F. Merrell Jr. Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. P.S. 045 John Tyler is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Pelton Av, is 720 feet away for the S48. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Pelton Av, 720 feet away, for the S48.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Pelton Av S48 · Shelter720 feetS48
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
Cycling
- 12 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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 525 Forest Avenue Gas station1,220 feet
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10310
- 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
- 156 feet above sea level
This corner is also named WWII Medal of Honor Recipient Pvt. Joseph F. Merrell Jr. Way, a co-naming enacted on December 21, 2004 (Local Law 63 of 2004).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on WWII Medal of Honor Recipient Pvt. Joseph F. Merrell Jr. Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Oakland Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of Oakland Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 510924 and 511448.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Hugs & Kiddies of Staten Island N.y Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K610 feet
- P.S. 045 John Tyler School790 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch790 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Pelton Avenue & Morrison Avenue 250 feet
- Bement Avenue & Morrison Avenue 460 feet
- Oakland Avenue & Harvest Avenue 490 feet
- Davis Avenue & Morrison Avenue 490 feet
- Forest Avenue & Oakland Avenue 500 feet
- Bement Avenue & East Raleigh Avenue 530 feet
- Bement Avenue & Jones Place 610 feet
- Bement Avenue & Green Street 640 feet
See every intersection along Morrison Avenue or Oakland Avenue.