Palmer Avenue & Cortlandt Street
Palmer Avenue and Cortlandt Street meet at a three-way junction in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church is 450 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Post Av/Jewett Av, is 370 feet away for the S44 and S94, and 15 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, six of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Post Av/Jewett Av, 370 feet away, for the S44 and S94.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Post Av/Jewett Av S44, S94370 feetS44 S94
Next buses at this stop
- S44 …
- S94 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bayonne Bridge at Trantor Place & Bayonne Bridge, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1230 Forest Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.2 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10302
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Greenspire' littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Cortlandt Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Palmer Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshivas Sanz School1,010 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Temple Emanu-El Listed historic place990 feet
Houses of worship
- St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship450 feet
- Temple Emmanuel House of worship870 feet
- Mount Calvary Holy Church House of worship930 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and seven food stores.
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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Palmer Avenue & Lexington Avenue 250 feet
- Post Avenue & Cortlandt Street 260 feet
- Cortlandt Street & Kramer Place 280 feet
- Kramer Place & Mitchel Lane 420 feet
- Post Avenue & Mitchel Lane 420 feet
- Jewett Avenue & Post Avenue 450 feet
- Derby Court & Kramer Place 470 feet
- Post Avenue & Simonson Place 540 feet
See every intersection along Cortlandt Street or Palmer Avenue.