Prospect Avenue & Lafayette Avenue
Prospect Avenue and Lafayette Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. P.S. R373 is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lafayette Av/Prospect Av, is 130 feet away for the S42, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat. About 400 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 Lafayette Av/Prospect Av, 130 feet away, for the S42.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lafayette Av/Prospect Av S42130 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, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 700 Richmond Terrace Gas station0.4 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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
- 152 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and August 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Lafayette Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Lafayette Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Prospect Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Prospect Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 garden
- 1 nature area
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. R373 School770 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Goodhue Park990 feet
- Jones Woods Park Nature area990 feet
- Cottages Hill New Brighton Park1,110 feet
Show all 5
- Skyline Community Garden1,190 feet
- Skyline Playground1,300 feet
Health care
- Staten Island Care Center Nursing home or hospice530 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Prospect Avenue & Duane Court 230 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Cortelyou Place 330 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Sumner Place 350 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Ellicott Place 450 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Arnold Street 460 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Pendleton Place 580 feet
- Henderson Avenue & Lafayette Avenue 600 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Clinton Court 640 feet
See every intersection along Lafayette Avenue or Prospect Avenue.