Rockland Avenue & Merrymount Street
Rockland Avenue and Merrymount Street meet at a three-way junction in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. I.S. 072 Rocco Laurie is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merry Mount St/Travis Av, is 1,110 feet away for the S61 and S91, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merry Mount St/Travis Av, 1,110 feet away, for the S61 and S91.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merry Mount St/Travis Av S61, S911,110 feetS61 S91
Next buses at this stop
- S61 …
- S91 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Merrymount Street and Rockland Avenue.
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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2441 Richmond Avenue Gas station1.1 miles
- 1441 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2021.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, November 2025
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2026
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
- 59 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1970 and 1988.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2023 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Merrymount Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Rockland Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- P.S. 069 Daniel D. Tompkins School920 feet
- I.S. 072 Rocco Laurie School930 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Willowbrook Park980 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockland Avenue & Slayton Avenue 90 feet
- Merrymount Street & Saxon Avenue 350 feet
- Rockland Avenue & Keating Place 350 feet
- Carpenter Avenue & Slayton Avenue 360 feet
- Rockland Avenue & Ferndale Avenue 550 feet
- Rockland Avenue & Shepard Avenue 570 feet
- Rockland Avenue & Borman Avenue 650 feet
- Glenn Road & Slayton Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along Merrymount Street or Rockland Avenue.