Wainwright Avenue & Petrus Avenue
Wainwright Avenue and Petrus Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The Eltingville station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1970 and 1996, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 109 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Eltingville, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Eltingville SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Bartlett Av, 940 feet away, for the S59.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Bartlett Av S59940 feetS59
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 4472 Amboy Road Gas station0.5 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 April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10312
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 123
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Great Kills-Eltingville
- Elevation
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1970 and 1996.
Trees
NYC Parks records 109 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Petrus Avenue
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of Wainwright Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Wainwright Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Not on record for this corner:
- 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Petrus Avenue & Chesebrough Street 260 feet
- Wainwright Avenue & Serrell Avenue 260 feet
- Wainwright Avenue & Rochelle Place 260 feet
- Petrus Avenue & Bayard Street 510 feet
- Lamoka Avenue & Wainwright Avenue 520 feet
- Wainwright Avenue & Rye Avenue 520 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Petrus Avenue 760 feet
- Wainwright Avenue & Wilson Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along Petrus Avenue or Wainwright Avenue.