Purdy Avenue & Sheraden Avenue
Purdy Avenue and Sheraden Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Ingram Woods is 300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Victory Blvd/Sheraden Av, is 780 feet away for the S62, S92 and S93, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Victory Blvd/Sheraden Av, 780 feet away, for the S62, S92 and S93.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Victory Blvd/Sheraden Av S62, S92, S93780 feetS62 S92 S93
Next buses at this stop
- S62 …
- S92 …
- S93 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at North Gannon Avenue & Mann Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2071 Victory Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 1441 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.6 miles
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.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
- Elevation
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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 November 2014 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Purdy Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Sheraden Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
Schools and child care
- St. Francis Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ingram Woods Nature area300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Purdy Avenue & Ardmore Avenue 260 feet
- Purdy Avenue & Warwick Avenue 260 feet
- Purdy Avenue & Carmel Avenue 400 feet
- Purdy Avenue & Martin Avenue 520 feet
- Purdy Avenue & Ingram Avenue 610 feet
- North Gannon Avenue & Sheraden Avenue 620 feet
- Carmel Avenue & Bass Street 620 feet
- Victory Boulevard & Sheraden Avenue 690 feet
See every intersection along Purdy Avenue or Sheraden Avenue.