Signs Road & Carreau Avenue
Signs Road and Carreau Avenue meet at a three-way junction in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Willowbrook Park is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Av/Signs Rd, is 950 feet away for the S44, S59, S94 and three more, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Signs Rd, 950 feet away, for the S44, S59, S94, SIM4 and two more.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Signs Rd S44, S59, S94, SIM4 +2950 feetS44 S59 S94 SIM4 SIM4C SIM8
Next buses at this stop
- S44 …
- S59 …
- S94 …
- SIM4 …
- SIM4C …
- SIM8 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Signs Road.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway at Dr M L King Jr Expressway & Victory Boulevard, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1705 Richmond Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1441 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50 and 51 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis
- Elevation
- 28 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 between 1965 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Signs Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Big Birds Playhouse Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K920 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Freshkills Park310 feet
- Willowbrook Park1,050 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Arlene Street & Signs Road 260 feet
- Signs Road & Toddy Avenue 260 feet
- Arlene Street & Amsterdam Avenue 530 feet
- Toddy Avenue & Bleeker Place 570 feet
- Arlene Street & Dawson Circle 800 feet
- Gary Place & Carreau Avenue 820 feet
- Amsterdam Place & Toddy Avenue 830 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Signs Road 830 feet
See every intersection along Carreau Avenue or Signs Road.