Veltman Avenue & Hamlin Place
Veltman Avenue and Hamlin Place meet at a three-way junction in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Burnside Av, is 450 feet away for the S48, SIM30 and SIM35, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 24 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Burnside Av, 450 feet away, for the S48, SIM30 and SIM35.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Burnside Av S48, SIM30, SIM35450 feetS48 SIM30 SIM35
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- SIM30 …
- SIM35 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Trantor Place & Dr M L King Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1252 Forest Avenue Gas station1,080 feet
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.9 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 July 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10302
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
- Elevation
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1920 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hedge maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm on Veltman Avenue (west side).
East side of Veltman Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 508481 and 514398.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Learn & Discover 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5400 feet
- Brightside Training Trade or language school1,050 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket360 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,170 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Avenue Shopping Center Shopping center920 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 11 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Veltman Avenue 260 feet
- Veltman Avenue & Ordell Avenue 320 feet
- Forest Avenue & Hamlin Place 480 feet
- Forest Avenue & Burnside Avenue 530 feet
- Forest Avenue & Barrett Avenue 660 feet
- Hamlin Place & Newkirk Avenue 700 feet
- Forest Avenue & Ordell Avenue 770 feet
- Forest Avenue & Eldridge Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along Hamlin Place or Veltman Avenue.