Prospect Avenue & Franklin Avenue
Prospect Avenue and Franklin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Cottages Hill New Brighton Park is 280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Franklin Av/Prospect Av, is 30 feet away for the S42, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Franklin Av/Prospect Av, 30 feet away, for the S42.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Franklin Av/Prospect Av S4230 feetS42
Next buses at this stop
- S42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 700 Richmond Terrace Gas station0.6 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 May 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. George-New Brighton
- Elevation
- 189 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Franklin Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Franklin Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Prospect Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as High Victorian and Italianate, one each, and built between 1853 and 1860.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 listed historic places
- 1 garden
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cottages Hill New Brighton Park280 feet
- Skyline Community Garden350 feet
- Skyline Playground470 feet
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- Jones Woods Park Nature area580 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Residence at One Pendleton Place Listed historic place740 feet
- Hamilton Park Community Houses Listed historic place1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- New Brighton Church of God in Christ House of worship1,210 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
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:
- Prospect Avenue & Clyde Place 240 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Pendleton Place 260 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Arnold Street 450 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Sumner Place 480 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Harvard Avenue 510 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Park Place 610 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Duane Court 610 feet
- Arnold Street & Pendleton Place 700 feet
See every intersection along Franklin Avenue or Prospect Avenue.