Watchogue Road & Neal Dow Avenue

Watchogue Road and Neal Dow Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av, is 80 feet away for the S57, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Staten Island Expressway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av · S57
Within a walk
2 places
1 listed historic place and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Watchogue Road & Neal Dow Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av, 80 feet away, for the S57.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av S57
    80 feet
    S57

Next buses at this stop

  1. S57 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at North Gannon Avenue & Mann Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2071 Victory Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10314
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 1
City Council district
50
Police precinct
121
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 500 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 1920 and 1955.

Trees

Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2021 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Neal Dow Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Watchogue Road

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Watchogue Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1730.

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 religious building

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Peter Houseman House Listed historic place
    230 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and 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 nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Neal Dow Avenue or Watchogue Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.