St Marks Place & Westervelt Avenue
St Marks Place and Westervelt Avenue meet at a three-way junction in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. The corner lies inside the St. George / New Brighton Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Westervelt Community Garden is 980 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Westervelt Av/Saint Marks Pl, is 40 feet away for the S42 and S52. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Westervelt Av/Saint Marks Pl, 40 feet away, for the S42 and S52.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Westervelt Av/Saint Marks Pl S42, S5240 feetS42 S52
Next buses at this stop
- S42 …
- S52 …
Cycling
- 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 700 Richmond Terrace Gas station0.6 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 77 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of St Marks Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of St Marks Place
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of Westervelt Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the St. George / New Brighton Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 70 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Shingle Style, and mostly built between 1878 and 1910.
- St. George Gardens Stores Designated landmark280 feet
- St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church and Rectory Designated landmark620 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Westervelt Community Garden980 feet
- Mahoney Playground1,090 feet
Houses of worship
- Glorious Church God in Christ House of worship510 feet
- St Peters Church Landmark520 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and six 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Westervelt Avenue & Carroll Place 230 feet
- Westervelt Avenue & Hamilton Avenue 250 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Westervelt Avenue 470 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Phelps Place 580 feet
- Westervelt Avenue & Cleveland Street 780 feet
- Carroll Place & St Peters Place 890 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Egmont Place 940 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Jersey Street 1,000 feet
See every intersection along St Marks Place or Westervelt Avenue.