Tompkins Avenue & Townsend Avenue
Tompkins Avenue and Townsend Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island. The corner is also named Eddy Day Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. In 2025, 844 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. New Vanderbilt Rehabilitation and Care Center is 1,220 feet away. The Clifton station on the SIR is about six minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat.
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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/Townsend Av, 50 feet away, for the S52 and S78.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Tompkins Av/Townsend Av S52, S7850 feetS52 S78
Next buses at this stop
- S52 …
- S78 …
Cycling
- 5 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 951 Bay Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 844 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 864th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 346 more were issued.
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
- 53 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Eddy Day Way, a co-naming enacted on February 18, 2003 (Local Law 15 of 2003).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Eddy Day Way.
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 April 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Tompkins Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- The Richmond Pre-K Center at 375 Tompkins Avenue Pre-K center970 feet
Health care
- New Vanderbilt Rehabilitation and Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,220 feet
Community centers and public services
- Stapleton Post Office930 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Tompkins Avenue & Kimberly Lane 90 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Kristen Court 270 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Greenfield Avenue 430 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Norwood Avenue 460 feet
- Tompkins Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue 720 feet
- Kimberly Lane & Sandra Lane 720 feet
- Greenfield Avenue & Flower Court 870 feet
- Norwood Avenue & Talbot Place 920 feet
See every intersection along Tompkins Avenue or Townsend Avenue.