Purcell Street & Freeman Place
Purcell Street and Freeman Place meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Clove Lakes Park is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/East Raleigh Av, is 780 feet away for the S53, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/East Raleigh Av, 780 feet away, for the S53.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/East Raleigh Av S53780 feetS53
Next buses at this stop
- S53 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Reon Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 741 Forest Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.7 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 November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10310
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
- Elevation
- 125 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 October 2023 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Freeman Place
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Freeman Place
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1920 and 1921.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 1 school
- 1 zoo or aquarium
Schools and child care
- I.S. 027 Anning S. Prall School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Staten Island Zoo Zoo or aquarium710 feet
- Clove Lakes Park770 feet
- Austin J. McDonald Playground1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- Salem Church House of worship840 feet
Community centers and public services
- Staten Island Broadway YMCA Recreation center1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Purcell Street & Ford Place 240 feet
- West Raleigh Avenue & Freeman Place 320 feet
- West Raleigh Avenue & Lynnhaven Place 440 feet
- West Raleigh Avenue & Berwin Lane 450 feet
- Broadway & Purcell Street 520 feet
- West Raleigh Avenue & Ford Place 560 feet
- Broadway & Morrison Avenue 570 feet
- West Raleigh Avenue & Hardin Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along Freeman Place or Purcell Street.