Providence Street & Tacoma Street
Providence Street and Tacoma Street meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Old Town station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Old Town, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Old Town SIR · Staten Island Railway1,170 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Rd/Targee St, 1,230 feet away, for the S74, S76 and S86.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Rd/Targee St S74, S76, S861,230 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 station0.7 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.5 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
- 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
- 71 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 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Tacoma Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Tacoma Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedPharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Providence Street & Urbana Street 260 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Tacoma Street 280 feet
- Providence Street & Scranton Street 420 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Glendale Avenue 490 feet
- Urbana Street & Durgess Street 520 feet
- Wilson Street & Urbana Street 780 feet
- West Fingerboard Road & Tacoma Street 910 feet
- Old Town Road & Providence Street 920 feet
See every intersection along Providence Street or Tacoma Street.