Rockland Avenue & Grissom Avenue
Rockland Avenue and Grissom Avenue meet at a three-way junction in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Willowbrook Park is 620 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Av/Rockland Av, is 980 feet away for the S44, S59, S89 and four more, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Rockland Av, 980 feet away, for the S44, S59, S89, S94 and three more.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Rockland Av S44, S59, S89, S94 +3980 feetS44 S59 S89 S94 SIM4 SIM4C SIM8
Next buses at this stop
- S44 …
- S59 …
- S89 …
- S94 …
- SIM4 …
- SIM4C …
- SIM8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway at Dr M L King Jr Expressway & Victory Boulevard, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1705 Richmond Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis
- Elevation
- 40 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1970 and 1987.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Rockland Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Little Excellence Preschool, ages 2 to 51,000 feet
- I.S. 072 Rocco Laurie School1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Willowbrook Park620 feet
Shopping centers
- Heartland Village Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockland Avenue & Shepard Avenue 310 feet
- Rockland Avenue & Ferndale Avenue 330 feet
- Rockland Avenue & Cooper Terrace 340 feet
- Rockland Avenue & Orbit Lane 470 feet
- Ferndale Avenue & Ferndale Court 500 feet
- Ashworth Avenue & Grissom Avenue 590 feet
- Saxon Avenue & Ferndale Avenue 680 feet
- Cooper Terrace & Orbit Lane 680 feet
See every intersection along Grissom Avenue or Rockland Avenue.