Van Duzer Street & Prospect Street
Van Duzer Street and Prospect Street meet at a three-way junction in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. First Central Baptist Church is 530 feet away. The Stapleton station on the SIR is about five minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1905 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Stapleton, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Stapleton SIR · Staten Island Railway1,220 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Van Duzer St/Beach St, 180 feet away, for the S74 and S78.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Duzer St/Beach St S74, S78180 feetS74 S78
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S78 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic 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, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 248 Bay Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
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)
- Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- A designated truck route
- 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 1905 and 1940.
Since 2014 at least 70 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 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
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Prospect Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Van Duzer Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 38 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Colonial. They were mostly built between 1883 and 1929.
- German Evangelical Lutheran Church Parsonage Designated landmark770 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 listed historic place
Schools and child care
- Tiny Treasures Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5520 feet
- Eden II School for Autistic Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5910 feet
- Eden II - Little Miracles School1,040 feet
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- Eden II Sch for Autistic Chldrn School1,280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Houses at 364 and 390 Van Duzer Street Listed historic place390 feet
Houses of worship
- First Central Baptist Church House of worship530 feet
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Landmark910 feet
- St Pauls Memorial Church Listed historic place1,240 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store940 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Duzer Street & Sands Street 240 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Beach Street 280 feet
- Wave Street & Sands Street 410 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Wright Street 590 feet
- Van Duzer Street & William Street 620 feet
- Beach Street & Jackson Street 630 feet
- Bay Street & Wave Street 830 feet
- Brewster Street & William Street 860 feet
See every intersection along Prospect Street or Van Duzer Street.