Potter Avenue & Smith Avenue
Potter Avenue and Smith Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. General Post Offce is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Manor Rd/Rice Av, is 660 feet away for the S54, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Manor Rd/Rice Av, 660 feet away, for the S54.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Manor Rd/Rice Av S54660 feetS54
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Reon Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1774 Victory Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
- Elevation
- 174 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
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 July 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Potter Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
Community centers and public services
- General Post Offce Post office1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rice Avenue & Smith Avenue 250 feet
- Manor Road & Potter Avenue 420 feet
- Utter Avenue & Smith Avenue 500 feet
- Manor Road & Rice Avenue 650 feet
- Manor Road & Crowell Avenue 680 feet
- Manor Road & Joan Place 700 feet
- Drake Avenue & Smith Avenue 750 feet
- Potter Avenue & Fairview Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along Potter Avenue or Smith Avenue.