Ward Avenue & Occident Avenue
Ward Avenue and Occident Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Our Lady Good Counsel Church is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cebra Av/Ward Av, is 950 feet away for the S52, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cebra Av/Ward Av, 950 feet away, for the S52.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cebra Av/Ward Av S52950 feetS52
Next buses at this stop
- S52 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 151 Victory Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10304
- 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
- 206 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Occident Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Occident Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Ward Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Ward Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 44 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Colonial, and mostly built between 1890 and 1920.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of Good Counsel School730 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hero Park1,080 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady Good Counsel Church House of worship940 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Austin Place & Ward Avenue 180 feet
- Sunrise Terrace & Occident Avenue 220 feet
- Austin Place & Natalie Court 360 feet
- Sunrise Terrace & Louis Street 470 feet
- Marion Avenue & Occident Avenue 470 feet
- Marion Avenue & Pommer Avenue 770 feet
- Marion Avenue & Sunrise Terrace 780 feet
- St Pauls Avenue & Occident Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Occident Avenue or Ward Avenue.