Van Duzer Street & Pleasant Valley Avenue
Van Duzer Street and Pleasant Valley Avenue 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. Sobel Court Park is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Duzer St/Hillside Av, is 60 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, 60 feet away, for the S74.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Duzer St/Hillside Av S7460 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 station780 feet
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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 November 2018.
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
- 89 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- 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
NYC Parks records 28 trees 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
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Van Duzer Street
- No standing 3 signs 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
- Young Minds in Motion USA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K930 feet
- Bumblebees R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sobel Court Park1,040 feet
- Roots of Peace Community Garden1,250 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Van Duzer Street & Hamilton Street 90 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Hillside Avenue 160 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Wandel Avenue 230 feet
- Wandel Avenue & Cunard Avenue 260 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Metcalfe Street 410 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Cornell Place 440 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Roff Street 670 feet
- Vanderbilt Avenue & Hamilton Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Van Duzer Street.