Van Duzer Street & Hillside Avenue
Van Duzer Street and Hillside Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Sobel Court Park is 870 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Duzer St/Hillside Av, is 130 feet away for the S74, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Duzer St/Hillside Av, 130 feet away, for the S74.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Duzer St/Hillside Av S74130 feetS74
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Van Duzer Street.
- 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 535 Vanderbilt Avenue Gas station940 feet
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024
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)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
- Elevation
- 88 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Hillside Avenue
- No parking 15 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Hillside Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Van Duzer Street
- No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
West side of Van Duzer Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Bumblebees R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K980 feet
- Young Minds in Motion USA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sobel Court Park870 feet
- Roots of Peace Community Garden1,090 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Van Duzer Street & Pleasant Valley Avenue 160 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Metcalfe Street 250 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Hamilton Street 250 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Wandel Avenue 390 feet
- Wandel Avenue & Cunard Avenue 420 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Roff Street 510 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Cornell Place 610 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Irving Place 760 feet
See every intersection along Hillside Avenue or Van Duzer Street.