Roman Avenue & Elson Street

Roman Avenue and Elson Street meet at a four-way crossing in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Staten Island Industrial Park is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lamberts Ln/Richmond Av, is 0.5 miles away for the SIM4 and SIM4C. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1981 and 1995, almost all in houses of one or two. Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the blackgum.

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Roman Avenue & Elson Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lamberts Ln/Richmond Av, 0.5 miles away, for the SIM4 and SIM4C.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lamberts Ln/Richmond Av SIM4, SIM4C
    0.5 miles
    SIM4 SIM4C

Next buses at this stop

  1. SIM4 …
  2. SIM4C …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Lamberts Lane & Staten Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 700 South Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.7 miles

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10314
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 2
City Council district
50
Police precinct
121
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 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 1981 and 1995.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the blackgum.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 nature area
  • 1 park

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Staten Island Industrial Park Nature area
    640 feet
  2. Father Macris Park
    1,130 feet

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 corners within a three-minute walk:

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