Union Avenue & Leyden Avenue
Union Avenue and Leyden Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Summerfield Methodist Church is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Av/Brabant St, is 460 feet away for the S46 and S96, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, seven of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Av/Brabant St, 460 feet away, for the S46 and S96.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Av/Brabant St S46, S96460 feetS46 S96
Next buses at this stop
- S46 …
- S96 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Morningstar Road & Dr MLK Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2121 Forest Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2 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 October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10303
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville
- Elevation
- 40 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Union Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Little Lamb Preschool890 feet
- P.S. 044 Thomas C. Brown School1,020 feet
Houses of worship
- St Clement & St Michaels Church House of worship1,070 feet
- Summerfield Methodist Church House of worship1,080 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Commons Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Avenue & Walloon Street 90 feet
- Union Avenue & Journeay Street 250 feet
- De Hart Avenue & Walloon Street 380 feet
- Union Avenue & Brabant Street 490 feet
- Maple Parkway & Walloon Street 570 feet
- Harbor Road & Leyden Avenue 610 feet
- Union Avenue & Union Court 620 feet
- Union Avenue & Forest Court 660 feet
See every intersection along Leyden Avenue or Union Avenue.