Walker Street & Van Pelt Avenue
Walker Street and Van Pelt Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. P.S. 044 Thomas C. Brown is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Walker St/Van Pelt Av, is 60 feet away for the S46 and S96, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Walker St/Van Pelt Av, 60 feet away, for the S46 and S96.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Walker St/Van Pelt Av S46, S9660 feetS46 S96
Next buses at this stop
- S46 …
- S96 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Morningstar Road & Dr MLK Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1881 Forest Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10303
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Van Pelt Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Walker Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 044 Thomas C. Brown School880 feet
- 4 Angels Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K940 feet
Shopping centers
- Forest Commons Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Van Pelt Avenue & De Ruyter Place 290 feet
- Van Pelt Avenue & Montana Court 440 feet
- Van Name Avenue & Walker Street 450 feet
- Van Name Avenue & Charles Place 600 feet
- Maple Parkway & De Ruyter Place 610 feet
- Van Pelt Avenue & Heusden Street 610 feet
- Van Name Avenue & Cecil Court 750 feet
- Van Name Avenue & Kion Way 790 feet
See every intersection along Van Pelt Avenue or Walker Street.