Wall Street & Academy Place
Wall Street and Academy Place meet at a four-way crossing in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. NYC Business Solutions Staten Island Center is 420 feet away. The St George station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, four of them parks, and 26 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1965, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is St George, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- St George SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Saint Marks Pl/Wall St, 320 feet away, for the S42 and S52.
- 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Saint Marks Pl/Wall St S42, S52320 feetS42 S52
Next buses at this stop
- S42 …
- S52 …
Cycling
- 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 253 Bay Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 54 Central Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
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)
- St. George-New Brighton
- Elevation
- 85 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1965.
Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Academy Place
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO US PROBATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY
West side of Academy Place
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Wall Street
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Renaissance, Neoclassical and neo-Renaissance, one each, and built between 1913 and 1931.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Staten Island Borough Hall.
- Frank D. Paulo Statue by Amy Rachel Davidson, 1985690 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 parks
- 3 courthouses
- 2 career or business centers
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 8 other places
Schools and child care
- The Richmond Pre-K Center at 120 Stuyvesant Place Pre-K center420 feet
- Willsey Institute Trade or language school420 feet
- Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School470 feet
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- Career School of NY Trade or language school1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lt. Lia Playground270 feet
- St. George Park350 feet
- St. George Esplanade Park1,040 feet
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- North Shore Esplanade Park1,160 feet
- Barrett Triangle1,160 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Staten Island Borough Hall and Richmond County Courthouse Listed historic place1,010 feet
- Commodore John Barry Memorial Plaque Monument or memorial1,070 feet
- St. George Library Center Library1,250 feet
Theaters, arts and venues
- St George Theatre Theater or concert hall720 feet
Houses of worship
- Brighton Heights Reformed Church Listed historic place770 feet
Community centers and public services
- NYC Business Solutions Staten Island Center Career or business center420 feet
- Staten Island Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center420 feet
- Richmond Family Court Courthouse · landmark480 feet
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- Richmond County Supreme Court Richmond Ter Courthouse · landmark750 feet
- Richmond County Supreme Court Central Av Courthouse1,300 feet
Fire and police
- 120th Precinct Police station · landmark540 feet
Shopping centers
- Empire Outlets Shopping center580 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Stuyvesant Place & Wall Street 220 feet
- St Marks Place & Wall Street 250 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Wall Street 510 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Academy Place 510 feet
- Belmont Place & Wall Street 540 feet
- Stuyvesant Place & Schuyler Street 620 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Stuyvesant Place 670 feet
- St Marks Place & Hamilton Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Academy Place or Wall Street.