Targee Street & Columbus Avenue
Targee Street and Columbus Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Naples Street Elementary School is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Targee St/West Fingerboard Rd, is 320 feet away for the S74 and S76, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Targee St/West Fingerboard Rd, 320 feet away, for the S74 and S76.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Targee St/West Fingerboard Rd S74, S76320 feetS74 S76
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S76 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1098 Richmond Road Gas station0.3 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.9 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.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2019
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10304
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills
- Elevation
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1955 and 1989.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Columbus Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Columbus Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Columbus Avenue
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
North side of Targee Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Targee Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 511719.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Naples Street Elementary School640 feet
- P.S. 048 William G. Wilcox School860 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Naples Playground550 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Targee Street & Rome Avenue 260 feet
- Richmond Road & Columbus Avenue 370 feet
- Richmond Road & Targee Street 460 feet
- Targee Street & Venice Avenue 520 feet
- West Fingerboard Road & Columbus Avenue 520 feet
- West Fingerboard Road & Stanwich Street 600 feet
- Richmond Road & Rome Avenue 640 feet
- Richmond Road & Targee Street at West Fingerboard Road 660 feet
See every intersection along Columbus Avenue or Targee Street.