Prospect Avenue & Harvard Avenue
Prospect Avenue and Harvard Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Cottages Hill New Brighton Park is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Prospect Av/Franklin Av, is 490 feet away for the S42, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five 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 Prospect Av/Franklin Av, 490 feet away, for the S42.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Prospect Av/Franklin Av S42490 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, 2.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 700 Richmond Terrace Gas station0.7 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
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 September 2022.
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
- 180 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 94 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redcedar.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2022 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Prospect Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Prospect Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italianate, and built in 1853.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 listed historic places
- 1 garden
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cottages Hill New Brighton Park30 feet
- Skyline Community Garden210 feet
- Jones Woods Park Nature area370 feet
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- Skyline Playground370 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Hamilton Park Community Houses Listed historic place850 feet
- Residence at One Pendleton Place Listed historic place1,250 feet
Houses of worship
- New Brighton Church of God in Christ House of worship710 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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 and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Prospect Avenue & Clyde Place 270 feet
- Harvard Avenue & Nassau Street 300 feet
- Prospect Avenue & York Avenue 390 feet
- York Avenue & Pauw Street 460 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Franklin Avenue 510 feet
- Harvard Avenue & Park Place 610 feet
- Jersey Street & Pauw Street 710 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Pendleton Place 770 feet
See every intersection along Harvard Avenue or Prospect Avenue.