Ocean Terrace & Emerson Avenue
Ocean Terrace and Emerson Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The Michael J. Petrides School is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Milford Dr/Ocean Terr, is 0.4 miles away for the S53 and S78, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them nature areas.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Milford Dr/Ocean Terr, 0.4 miles away, for the S53 and S78.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Milford Dr/Ocean Terr S53, S780.4 milesS53 S78
Next buses at this stop
- S53 …
- S78 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1222 Clove Road Gas station1.1 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger2 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 January 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights
- Elevation
- 328 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 130 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 1960 and 1980.
Trees
Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Emerson Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Ocean Terrace
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nature areas
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Bridge Preparatory Charter School1,280 feet
- The Michael J. Petrides School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Reed's Basket Willow Swamp Park Nature area410 feet
- Deere Park Nature area1,180 feet
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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Ocean Terrace & Portsmouth Avenue 110 feet
- Ocean Terrace & Longfellow Avenue 290 feet
- Portsmouth Avenue & Beebe Street 380 feet
- Ocean Terrace & Milden Avenue 600 feet
- Ocean Terrace & Oceanview Lane 660 feet
- Ocean Terrace & Staten Island Boulevard 770 feet
- Beebe Street & Mohn Place 780 feet
- Carlton Place & Emerson Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along Emerson Avenue or Ocean Terrace.