St Marks Place & Nicholas Street
St Marks Place and Nicholas Street meet at a three-way junction in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. The corner is also named Curtis High School Alumni Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. In 2025, 32 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Curtis High School is 240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Saint Marks Pl/Nicholas St, is 120 feet away for the S42 and S52. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Saint Marks Pl/Nicholas St, 120 feet away, for the S42 and S52.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Saint Marks Pl/Nicholas St S42, S52120 feetS42 S52
Next buses at this stop
- S42 …
- S52 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 700 Richmond Terrace Gas station0.9 miles
- 54 Central Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 32 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,863rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
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)
- St. George-New Brighton
- Elevation
- 106 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Curtis High School Alumni Way, a co-naming enacted on December 28, 2009 (Local Law 92 of 2009).
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hedge maple.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Curtis High School Alumni Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Nicholas Street
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Nicholas Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of St Marks Place
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 29 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Colonial. They were mostly built between 1867 and 1929.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 courthouse
- 1 playground
- 1 public space
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Curtis High School Landmark240 feet
- The Harbor View School1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- North Shore Esplanade Park580 feet
- St. George Esplanade Park590 feet
- Lt. Lia Playground1,020 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at NY Wheel Public space1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- St Peters Church House of worship1,040 feet
Community centers and public services
- Richmond Family Court Courthouse1,240 feet
Shopping centers
- Empire Outlets Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Carroll Place & Nicholas Street 230 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Nicholas Street 520 feet
- St Marks Place & Hamilton Avenue 560 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Academy Place 820 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Stuyvesant Place 1,090 feet
- St Marks Place & Wall Street 1,140 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Daniel Low Terrace 1,140 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Stuyvesant Place 1,210 feet
See every intersection along Nicholas Street or St Marks Place.