Tompkins Avenue & Norwood Avenue
Tompkins Avenue and Norwood Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Hill Street Community Garden is 1,150 feet away, and P.S. 78 is 1,260 feet away. The Clifton station on the SIR is about six minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Clifton, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Clifton SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Tompkins Av/Vanderbilt Av, 310 feet away, for the S52, S78 and SIM30.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Tompkins Av/Vanderbilt Av S52, S78, SIM30 · Shelter310 feetS52 S78 SIM30
Next buses at this stop
- S52 …
- S78 …
- SIM30 …
Cycling
- 13 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 951 Bay Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 January 2026.
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
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry plum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Tompkins Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 78 School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hill Street Community Garden1,150 feet
Health care
- New Vanderbilt Rehabilitation and Care Center Nursing home or hospice760 feet
Community centers and public services
- Stapleton Post Office470 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Tompkins Avenue & Kristen Court 190 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue 260 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Townsend Avenue 460 feet
- Norwood Avenue & Talbot Place 460 feet
- Vanderbilt Avenue & Park Hill Court 510 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Kimberly Lane 550 feet
- Vanderbilt Avenue & Pine Place 630 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Thelma Court 720 feet
See every intersection along Norwood Avenue or Tompkins Avenue.