Van Duzer Street & Metcalfe Street
Van Duzer Street and Metcalfe Street meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Roots of Peace Community Garden is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Duzer St/Roff St, is 290 feet away for the S74, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Duzer St/Roff St, 290 feet away, for the S74.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Duzer St/Roff St S74290 feetS74
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Van Duzer Street.
- 4 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.
- 425 Vanderbilt Avenue Gas station840 feet
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the goldenrain tree and the tuliptree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Van Duzer Street
- No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Bumblebees R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K730 feet
- Richmond Medical Center - Osgood School1,120 feet
- The Waverly Academy of Empowered Learners School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Roots of Peace Community Garden840 feet
- Sobel Court Park940 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Van Duzer Street & Hillside Avenue 250 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Roff Street 260 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Pleasant Valley Avenue 410 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Hamilton Street 500 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Irving Place 520 feet
- Roff Street & Delford Street 550 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Wandel Avenue 640 feet
- Wandel Avenue & Cunard Avenue 670 feet
See every intersection along Metcalfe Street or Van Duzer Street.