Van Name Avenue & Avalon Court
Van Name Avenue and Avalon Court meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Graniteville Quarry Park is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Simonson Av, is 1,060 feet away for the S48 and S98, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 2003, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Simonson Av, 1,060 feet away, for the S48 and S98.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Simonson Av S48, S981,060 feetS48 S98
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- S98 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway southbound at Willow Road West & Dr M L King Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1881 Forest Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10303
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville
- Elevation
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 2003.
Trees
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Graniteville Quarry Park Nature area800 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Commons Shopping center1,060 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Name Avenue & Netherland Avenue 240 feet
- Van Name Avenue & Serenity Way 450 feet
- Netherland Avenue & Simonson Avenue 630 feet
- Netherland Avenue & Van Pelt Avenue 630 feet
- Van Name Avenue & Michelle Court 650 feet
- Simonson Avenue & Dixon Avenue 760 feet
- Forest Avenue & Van Name Avenue 860 feet
- Netherland Avenue & Maple Parkway 940 feet
See every intersection along Van Name Avenue.