Targee Street & Purroy Place
Targee Street and Purroy Place meet at a three-way junction in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Carter, Gerard Stapleton Community Center is 1,120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Targee St/Broad St, is 730 feet away for the S74, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Targee St/Broad St, 730 feet away, for the S74.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Targee St/Broad St S74 · Countdown sign730 feetS74
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Targee Street.
- 22 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, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 250 Broad Street Gas station1,080 feet
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10304
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and April 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Targee Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Friends of Crown Heights Education Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K980 feet
- Fadmo Health and Allied School Trade or language school1,030 feet
Houses of worship
- Immaculate Conception RC Church House of worship250 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 189 Gordon Street Older adult center1,040 feet
- Carter, Gerard Stapleton Community Center1,120 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Gordon Street & Purroy Place 270 feet
- Gordon Street & Hudson Street 440 feet
- Targee Street & Frean Street 460 feet
- Gordon Street & Gray Street 620 feet
- Targee Street & Broad Street 630 feet
- Gordon Street & Frean Street 730 feet
- Broad Street & Gordon Street 750 feet
- Hudson Street & Gray Street 820 feet
See every intersection along Purroy Place or Targee Street.