Victory Boulevard & Melrose Avenue
Victory Boulevard and Melrose Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Silver Lake Park is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Victory Blvd/Melrose Av, is 120 feet away for the S61 and S62, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Victory Blvd/Melrose Av, 120 feet away, for the S61 and S62.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Victory Blvd/Melrose Av S61, S62120 feetS61 S62
Next buses at this stop
- S61 …
- S62 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1222 Clove Road Gas station1,020 feet
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.1 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
- Elevation
- 184 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 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 1930 and 1964.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Melrose Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Melrose Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Victory Boulevard
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Greek Revival and Queen Anne, one each, and built between 1836 and 1895.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Silver Lake Park920 feet
- Clove Lakes Park990 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Victory Boulevard & Grand Avenue 260 feet
- Waldron Avenue & Melrose Avenue 260 feet
- Grand Avenue & Glenwood Avenue 510 feet
- Beverly Avenue & Melrose Avenue 520 feet
- Victory Boulevard & Highland Avenue 740 feet
- Grand Avenue & Dudley Avenue 760 feet
- Cheshire Place & Melrose Avenue 780 feet
- Victory Boulevard & Clove Road 850 feet
See every intersection along Melrose Avenue or Victory Boulevard.