Vanderbilt Avenue & Osgood Avenue
Vanderbilt Avenue and Osgood Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island. The corner is also named Saxophonist Eric R. Dixon Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Holy Trinity Ukrainian Church is 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Vanderbilt Av/Osgood Av, is 100 feet away for the S76, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Vanderbilt Av/Osgood Av, 100 feet away, for the S76.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Vanderbilt Av/Osgood Av S76 · Shelter100 feetS76
Next buses at this stop
- S76 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Vanderbilt Avenue.
- 11 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 425 Vanderbilt Avenue Gas station1,290 feet
- 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, October 2022
- Safety Improvement Project, 2024
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2024
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
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
- 86 feet above sea level
This corner carries three co-namings: Saxophonist Eric R. Dixon Way (Local Law 237 of 2017, enacted on December 1, 2017), Darryl Anthony Taylor Street (Local Law 63 of 2004, enacted on December 21, 2004) and Rev. Hattie Smith-Davis Place (Local Law 63 of 2004, enacted on December 21, 2004).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1966.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Osgood Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Vanderbilt Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Vanderbilt Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sobel Court Park1,250 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Trinity Ukrainian Church House of worship200 feet
- Vanderbilt Ave Moravian Church House of worship240 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Vanderbilt Avenue & Prince Street 250 feet
- Osgood Avenue & Park Hill Avenue 250 feet
- Vanderbilt Avenue & Park Hill Lane 410 feet
- Prince Street & Mickardan Court 450 feet
- Osgood Avenue & Fairway Avenue 490 feet
- Prince Street & Hardy Street 610 feet
- Vanderbilt Avenue & Pleasant Place 620 feet
- Park Hill Avenue & Park Hill Lane 620 feet
See every intersection along Osgood Avenue or Vanderbilt Avenue.