Raritan Avenue & Bear Street
Raritan Avenue and Bear Street meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. St Matthews Lutheran Church is 720 feet away. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1988, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Dongan Hills, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Dongan Hills 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/Raritan Av, 0.3 miles away, for the S74, S76 and SIM15.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Rd/Raritan Av S74, S76, SIM150.3 milesS74 S76 SIM15
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S76 …
- SIM15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.9 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.
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
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1988.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St Ann School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- St Matthews Lutheran Church House of worship720 feet
- St Anns RC Church House of worship970 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Delaware Avenue & Bear Street 250 feet
- Atlantic Avenue & Bear Street 250 feet
- Burgher Avenue & Bear Street 500 feet
- Alter Avenue & Bear Street 500 feet
- Raritan Avenue & Johnson Place 600 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Raritan Avenue 630 feet
- Burgher Avenue & Remsen Street 750 feet
- Alter Avenue & Jefferson Street 790 feet
See every intersection along Bear Street or Raritan Avenue.