Van Cortlandt Avenue & Rugby Avenue
Van Cortlandt Avenue and Rugby Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Terrace Playground is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Victory Blvd/Highland Av, is 1,000 feet away for the S61, S62 and S66, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1933 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Victory Blvd/Highland Av, 1,000 feet away, for the S61, S62 and S66.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Victory Blvd/Highland Av S61, S62, S661,000 feetS61 S62 S66
Next buses at this stop
- S61 …
- S62 …
- S66 …
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 station0.5 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger2 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 January 2025.
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
- 253 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1933 and 1970.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Rugby Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Rugby Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 Playground1,240 feet
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rugby Avenue & Alpine Avenue 360 feet
- Dudley Avenue & Rugby Avenue 370 feet
- Highland Avenue & Ridge Court 450 feet
- Grand Avenue & Van Cortlandt Avenue 590 feet
- Highland Avenue & Rugby Avenue 620 feet
- Grand Avenue & Alpine Avenue 690 feet
- Highland Avenue & Glenwood Avenue 700 feet
- Grand Avenue & Rugby Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along Ridge Court, Rugby Avenue or Van Cortlandt Avenue.