Van Name Avenue & Wilcox Street
Van Name Avenue and Wilcox Street meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Graniteville Quarry Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Van Pelt Av, is 990 feet away for the S48 and S98, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Van Pelt Av, 990 feet away, for the S48 and S98.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Van Pelt Av S48, S98990 feetS48 S98
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- S98 …
Cycling
- 10 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, 0.6 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
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
- 39 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 160 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 1988 and 1996.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and November 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Van Name Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Wilcox Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 nature area
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- The Richmond Pre-K Center at 2040 Forest Avenue Pre-K center670 feet
- Creative Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Graniteville Quarry Park Nature area50 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket900 feet
- ShopRite Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store620 feet
Shopping centers
- Forest Commons Shopping center130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Wilcox Street & Heather Court 40 feet
- Wilcox Street & Claudia Court 240 feet
- Wilcox Street & Matthew Place 510 feet
- Forest Avenue & Van Name Avenue 580 feet
- Wilcox Street & Adrianne Lane 640 feet
- Wilcox Street & Eunice Place 670 feet
- Eunice Place & Matthew Place 760 feet
- Forest Avenue & Van Pelt Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along Van Name Avenue or Wilcox Street.