South Avenue & Travis Avenue
South Avenue and Travis Avenue meet at a three-way junction in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. The corner is also named Purple Heart Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. In 2025, 1,751 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. Staten Island Industrial Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, South Av/Travis Av, is 70 feet away for the S46 and S96. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is South Av/Travis Av, 70 feet away, for the S46 and S96.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- South Av/Travis Av S46, S9670 feetS46 S96
Next buses at this stop
- S46 …
- S96 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the West Shore Expressway southbound at South Avenue & Chelsea Road, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1680 Richmond Avenue Gas station1.4 miles
- Teleport Drive Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 266 West Service Road Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2024
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,751 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 104th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 821 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
This corner carries three co-namings: Purple Heart Way (Local Law 63 of 2004, enacted on December 21, 2004), George Kaye Katsoris Candy Man Way (Local Law 139 of 2018, enacted on July 29, 2018) and Police Officer Emil A. Borg Way (Local Law 44 of 2023, enacted on March 19, 2023).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 41 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of South Avenue
- No standing 14 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Travis Avenue
- No standing 18 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Travis Avenue
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nature areas
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Staten Island Industrial Park Nature area60 feet
- Meredith Woods Nature area770 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The four nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- South Avenue & Quimby Avenue 520 feet
- South Avenue & Glen Street 690 feet
- South Avenue & Teleport Drive 720 feet
- West Shore Expressway & South Avenue 1,140 feet
See every intersection along South Avenue or Travis Avenue.