Van Duzer Street & Sands Street
Van Duzer Street and Sands 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. St. Paul's Memorial Church Rectory stands 720 feet away. The Stapleton station on the SIR is about five minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Stapleton, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Stapleton SIR · Staten Island Railway1,310 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, 420 feet away, for the S74 and S78.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Duzer St/Beach St S74, S78420 feetS74 S78
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S78 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic 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, 2.2 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 cars3 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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)
- Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills
- Elevation
- 41 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 70 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the European hornbeam and the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 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 standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 34 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Colonial. They were built between 1835 and 1986.
- St. Paul's Memorial Church Rectory Designated landmark720 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Tiny Treasures Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5760 feet
- Eden II School for Autistic Children Preschool, ages 2 to 51,150 feet
- Eden II - Little Miracles School1,270 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Houses at 364 and 390 Van Duzer Street Listed historic place630 feet
Houses of worship
- First Central Baptist Church House of worship770 feet
- St Pauls Memorial Church Landmark · listed historic place1,000 feet
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Landmark1,150 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket1,150 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,030 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Wave Street & Sands Street 170 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Prospect Street 240 feet
- Van Duzer Street & William Street 390 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Beach Street 520 feet
- Bay Street & Wave Street 590 feet
- Brewster Street & William Street 620 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Baltic Street 620 feet
- Bay Street & Sands Street 670 feet
See every intersection along Sands Street or Van Duzer Street.