Signal Hill Road & Nesmythe Terrace
Signal Hill Road and Nesmythe Terrace meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Howard Av/Signal Hill Rd, is 350 feet away for the S66, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1951, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Howard Av/Signal Hill Rd, 350 feet away, for the S66.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Howard Av/Signal Hill Rd S66350 feetS66
Next buses at this stop
- S66 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 425 Vanderbilt Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
- Elevation
- 296 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Signal Hill Road
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Howard Avenue & Signal Hill Road 320 feet
- Howard Avenue & Arlo Road 610 feet
- Howard Avenue & Claire Court 810 feet
- Howard Avenue & St Johns University Driveway 890 feet
- Howard Avenue & Stratford Avenue 890 feet
- Signal Hill Road & Park Lane 900 feet
- Howard Avenue & Park Lane 1,000 feet
- Howard Avenue & Seth Court 1,160 feet
See every intersection along Signal Hill Road.