Scarboro Avenue & Abbott Street
Scarboro Avenue and Abbott Street meet at a three-way junction in Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Alice Austen Park is 380 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bay St/Saint Johns Av, is 820 feet away for the S51 and S81, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bay St/Saint Johns Av, 820 feet away, for the S51 and S81.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay St/Saint Johns Av S51, S81820 feetS51 S81
Next buses at this stop
- S51 …
- S81 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1400 Bay Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 20 Cliff Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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.
- 2 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10305
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill
- Elevation
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1982 and 1997.
Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sycamore maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Abbott Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Abbott Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Scarboro Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1700 and 1882.
- St. John's P.E. Church Rectory Designated landmark790 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 museum
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alice Austen Park380 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- McFarlane-Bredt House Listed historic place620 feet
- Alice Austen House Museum Landmark760 feet
Houses of worship
- St Johns Episcopal Church Landmark1,090 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 70 New Lane Older adult center530 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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 signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- New Lane & Scarboro Avenue 110 feet
- Scarboro Avenue & Keeley Street 240 feet
- Waterview Court & Andrease Street 360 feet
- Bay Street & Scarboro Avenue 570 feet
- Bay Street & St Johns Avenue 690 feet
- New Lane & Courtney Loop 730 feet
- Bay Street & New Lane 860 feet
- Bay Street & Maryland Avenue 900 feet
See every intersection along Scarboro Avenue.