Tompkins Avenue & Major Avenue
Tompkins Avenue and Major Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Fort Wadsworth is 260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lily Pond Av/Major Av, is 600 feet away for the S51 and S53, and 18 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 170 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1988, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lily Pond Av/Major Av, 600 feet away, for the S51 and S53.
- 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lily Pond Av/Major Av S51, S53600 feetS51 S53
Next buses at this stop
- S51 …
- S53 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1400 Bay Street Gas station0.9 miles
- 20 Cliff Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10305
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 170 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1988.
Trees
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Tompkins Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Stick Style, and built between 1868 and 1869.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fort Wadsworth Park · listed historic place260 feet
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 and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Major Avenue & Duer Avenue 290 feet
- Major Avenue & Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge 290 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & McClean Avenue 540 feet
- Major Avenue & Lily Pond Avenue 550 feet
- McClean Avenue & Duer Avenue 820 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Path Road 920 feet
- Narrows Road South & Lily Pond Avenue 940 feet
- Major Avenue & Florida Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along Major Avenue or Tompkins Avenue.