Sand Lane & Macfarland Avenue
Sand Lane and Macfarland Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Arrochar Playground is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sand Ln/McClean Av, is 220 feet away for the S52 and S53, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them schools, and four places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sand Ln/McClean Av, 220 feet away, for the S52 and S53.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sand Ln/McClean Av S52, S53 · Shelter220 feetS52 S53
Next buses at this stop
- S52 …
- S53 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Hylan Boulevard & Narrows Road South at Staten Island Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1400 Bay Street Gas station1.1 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.8 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 January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10305
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills
- Elevation
- 76 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Macfarland Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 39 Francis J. Murphy Jr. School410 feet
- Seton Foundation for Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5760 feet
- Mother Franciska Elementary School1,240 feet
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- Seton Foundation - Joan & Kennedy School1,240 feet
- St Joseph Hill Academy Elem School1,240 feet
- St Joseph Hill Academy High School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Arrochar Playground30 feet
- Staats Circle780 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 161/Ladder 81 Fire station490 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- McClean Avenue & Sand Lane 270 feet
- Major Avenue & Sand Lane 280 feet
- McClean Avenue & Piave Avenue 490 feet
- McClean Avenue & Arthur Avenue 530 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Sand Lane 570 feet
- Macfarland Avenue & Wallace Avenue 680 feet
- Macfarland Avenue & Linwood Avenue 680 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & West Fingerboard Road at Sand Lane 710 feet
See every intersection along Macfarland Avenue or Sand Lane.