Union Avenue & Sylvan Place
Union Avenue and Sylvan Place meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Bobbie Lewis Jr. Playground is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Terr/Union Av, is 420 feet away for the S40, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. 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 Richmond Terr/Union Av, 420 feet away, for the S40.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Terr/Union Av S40420 feetS40
Next buses at this stop
- S40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Morningstar Road & Dr MLK Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 2121 Forest Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.2 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 September 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
- 15 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.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Sylvan Place
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Union 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 Italianate, and built in 1853.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bobbie Lewis Jr. Playground1,180 feet
- Richmond Terrace Park Nature area1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- Summerfield Methodist Church House of worship1,220 feet
- Fellowship Baptist Church House of worship1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Coonley Court & Sylvan Place 230 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Union Avenue 360 feet
- Union Avenue & Forest Court 450 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Coonley Court 590 feet
- Richmond Terrace & De Hart Avenue 640 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Bush Avenue 700 feet
- Bush Avenue & Forest Court 720 feet
- De Hart Avenue & Orinoco Place 930 feet
See every intersection along Sylvan Place or Union Avenue.