Van Cortlandt Avenue & Elm Place
Van Cortlandt Avenue and Elm Place meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Terrace Playground is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Clove Rd/Van Cortlandt Av, is 510 feet away for the S53 and S66, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Clove Rd/Van Cortlandt Av, 510 feet away, for the S53 and S66.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Clove Rd/Van Cortlandt Av S53, S66510 feetS53 S66
Next buses at this stop
- S53 …
- S66 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1222 Clove Road Gas station0.6 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
- Elevation
- 189 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Terrace Playground1,250 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,050 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Alpine Avenue & Elm Place 250 feet
- Sunnyside Terrace & Alpine Avenue 410 feet
- Clove Road & Van Cortlandt Avenue 450 feet
- Grand Avenue & Van Cortlandt Avenue 450 feet
- Cayuga Avenue & Schoharie Street 600 feet
- Clove Road & Dudley Avenue 700 feet
- Grand Avenue & Dudley Avenue 700 feet
- Grand Avenue & Alpine Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along Elm Place or Van Cortlandt Avenue.