Veterans Road West & Engert Street
Veterans Road West and Engert Street meet at a three-way junction in Arden Heights-Rossville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The sculpture “Working in the Same Direction” is 390 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rossville Av/Veterans Rd West, is 290 feet away for the S74, S84 and SIM25. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 130 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2001 and 2006, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rossville Av/Veterans Rd West, 290 feet away, for the S74, S84 and SIM25.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rossville Av/Veterans Rd West S74, S84, SIM25290 feetS74 S84 SIM25
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S84 …
- SIM25 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the West Shore Expressway southbound at Veterans Road West & West Shore Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1550 Arthur Kill Road Gas station0.5 miles
- 4350 Arthur Kill Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2 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 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10309
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 123
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Arden Heights-Rossville
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 130 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 2001 and 2006.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Veterans Road West
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Fire and Emergency Station.
- Working in the Same Direction Sculpture by Béatrice Coron, 2003390 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 cemetery
- 1 fire station
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sleight Family Graveyard Cemetery840 feet
Houses of worship
- St Joseph Church House of worship1,060 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 168 Fire station840 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Fresh Supermarket0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Rossville Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Veterans Road West & Rossville Avenue 250 feet
- Arthur Kill Road & Engert Street 290 feet
- West Shore Expressway & Rossville Avenue 420 feet
- Arthur Kill Road & Rossville Avenue 420 feet
- Veterans Road East & Rossville Avenue 610 feet
- Rossville Avenue & Aaron Lane 730 feet
- Veterans Road West & Hervey Street 810 feet
- Rossville Avenue & Poplar Avenue 940 feet
See every intersection along Engert Street or Veterans Road West.