Rockville Avenue & Bowling Green Place

Rockville Avenue and Bowling Green Place 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. William T Davis Wildlife Refuge in Freshkills Park is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Av/Travis Av, is 1,260 feet away for the S44, S59 and S94, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
West Shore Expressway
1.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
1,260 feet
Richmond Av/Travis Av · S44, S59, S94
Within a walk
2 places
1 park and 1 park feature, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rockville Avenue & Bowling Green Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Travis Av, 1,260 feet away, for the S44, S59 and S94.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Richmond Av/Travis Av S44, S59, S94
    1,260 feet
    S44 S59 S94

Next buses at this stop

  1. S44 …
  2. S59 …
  3. S94 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the West Shore Expressway southbound at South Avenue & Chelsea Road, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2441 Richmond Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. Teleport Drive Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1.7 miles
  3. 1441 Richmond Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 500 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 1975.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green Vase' zelkova and the London planetree.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. William T Davis Wildlife Refuge in Freshkills Park Park feature
    800 feet
  2. Freshkills Park
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Heartland Village Shopping Center Shopping center
    0.3 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bowling Green Place or Rockville Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.