Van Pelt Avenue & De Ruyter Place
Van Pelt Avenue and De Ruyter Place meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. In 2025, 25 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 044 Thomas C. Brown is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, De Ruyter Pl/Van Pelt Av, is 70 feet away for the S46 and S96, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is De Ruyter Pl/Van Pelt Av, 70 feet away, for the S46 and S96.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- De Ruyter Pl/Van Pelt Av S46, S9670 feetS46 S96
Next buses at this stop
- S46 …
- S96 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Morningstar Road & Dr MLK Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1881 Forest Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 25 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,881st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
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
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and September 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Van Pelt Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 044 Thomas C. Brown School590 feet
- 4 Angels Day Care Pre-K1,230 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Commons Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Pelt Avenue & Montana Court 150 feet
- Walker Street & Van Pelt Avenue 290 feet
- Maple Parkway & De Ruyter Place 320 feet
- Van Name Avenue & Walker Street 730 feet
- Maple Parkway & Walloon Street 730 feet
- Van Name Avenue & Charles Place 890 feet
- Van Pelt Avenue & Heusden Street 900 feet
- De Hart Avenue & Walloon Street 930 feet
See every intersection along De Ruyter Place or Van Pelt Avenue.