Thornycroft Avenue & Hillcrest Street
Thornycroft Avenue and Hillcrest Street meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Hylan Blvd/Pacific Av, is 0.3 miles away for the S54 and S78, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1985, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Pacific Av, 0.3 miles away, for the S54 and S78.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Pacific Av S54, S780.3 milesS54 S78
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
- S78 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 4472 Amboy Road Gas station0.6 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 January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10312
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Great Kills-Eltingville
- Elevation
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1985.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Pacific Avenue & Hillcrest Street 250 feet
- Winchester Avenue & Hillcrest Street 250 feet
- Beach Road & Hillcrest Street 500 feet
- Robinson Avenue & Hillcrest Street 750 feet
- Thornycroft Avenue & King Street 870 feet
- Armstrong Avenue & Hillcrest Street 1,000 feet
- King Street & Pacific Avenue 1,050 feet
- Sycamore Street & Thornycroft Avenue 1,100 feet
See every intersection along Hillcrest Street or Thornycroft Avenue.