Slosson Avenue & Drake Avenue
Slosson Avenue and Drake Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Clove Lakes Park is 70 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Martling Av/Slosson Av, is 1,000 feet away for the SIM35, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 150 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Martling Av/Slosson Av, 1,000 feet away, for the SIM35.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Martling Av/Slosson Av SIM351,000 feetSIM35
Next buses at this stop
- SIM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Reon Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1774 Victory Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49 and 50 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
- Elevation
- 168 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 150 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Slosson Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Clove Lakes Park70 feet
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Slosson Avenue & Utter Avenue 260 feet
- Fairview Avenue & Drake Avenue 330 feet
- Slosson Avenue & Rice Avenue 510 feet
- Fairview Avenue & Utter Avenue 580 feet
- Slosson Avenue & Potter Avenue 770 feet
- Rice Avenue & Fairview Avenue 830 feet
- Slosson Avenue & Martling Avenue 990 feet
- Slosson Avenue & Lakeland Road 1,060 feet
See every intersection along Drake Avenue or Slosson Avenue.