Rossville Avenue & Balsam Place
Rossville Avenue and Balsam Place meet at a four-way crossing in Arden Heights-Rossville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Rossville Av/Wood Ct, is 180 feet away for the S74 and S84, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1983 and 1992, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rossville Av/Wood Ct, 180 feet away, for the S74 and S84.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rossville Av/Wood Ct S74, S84180 feetS74 S84
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S84 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the West Shore Expressway northbound at Veterans Road East & West Shore Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 970 Bloomingdale Road Gas station0.7 miles
- 4350 Arthur Kill Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2026
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10309
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 123
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Arden Heights-Rossville
- Elevation
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1983 and 1992.
Trees
NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Rainbows Reach Preschool, ages 2 to 5610 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Fresh Supermarket1,100 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Rossville Shopping Center Shopping center940 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rossville Avenue & Wood Court 230 feet
- Balsam Place & Arrowood Court 240 feet
- Rossville Avenue & Locust Court 250 feet
- Rossville Avenue & Barrow Place 280 feet
- Rossville Avenue & Selkirk Street 280 feet
- Rossville Avenue & Berry Court 450 feet
- Arrowood Court & Wood Court 470 feet
- Locust Court & Acorn Court 480 feet
See every intersection along Balsam Place or Rossville Avenue.