Providence Street & Scranton Street
Providence Street and Scranton Street meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The Old Town station on the SIR is about six minutes on foot. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1980, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Old Town, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Old Town SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Rd/Targee St, 1,260 feet away, for the S74, S76 and S86.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Rd/Targee St S74, S76, S861,260 feetS74 S76 S86
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S76 …
- S86 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1098 Richmond Road Gas station0.6 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10304
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills
- Elevation
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1980.
Trees
NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and November 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Scranton Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Scranton Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedPharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Providence Street & Tacoma Street 420 feet
- West Fingerboard Road & Scranton Street 660 feet
- Providence Street & Urbana Street 680 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Tacoma Street 710 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Glendale Avenue 910 feet
- West Fingerboard Road & Tacoma Street 940 feet
- Urbana Street & Durgess Street 940 feet
- Richmond Road & Targee Street at West Fingerboard Road 1,040 feet
See every intersection along Providence Street or Scranton Street.