Rice Avenue & Smith Avenue
Rice Avenue and Smith Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Manor Rd/Rice Av, is 410 feet away for the S54, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Manor Rd/Rice Av, 410 feet away, for the S54.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Manor Rd/Rice Av S54410 feetS54
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Reon Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1774 Victory Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
- Elevation
- 164 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1950.
Trees
Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the American sycamore.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Rice Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Potter Avenue & Smith Avenue 250 feet
- Utter Avenue & Smith Avenue 250 feet
- Manor Road & Rice Avenue 400 feet
- Manor Road & Joan Place 450 feet
- Drake Avenue & Smith Avenue 500 feet
- Manor Road & Utter Avenue 620 feet
- Manor Road & Potter Avenue 650 feet
- Rice Avenue & Fairview Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along Rice Avenue or Smith Avenue.