Waters Avenue & Demorest Avenue
Waters Avenue and Demorest Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Westerleigh Park is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av, is 660 feet away for the S57, and eight 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 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av, 660 feet away, for the S57.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av S57660 feetS57
Next buses at this stop
- S57 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at North Gannon Avenue & Mann Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2071 Victory Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2017.
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
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are 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 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and December 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Demorest Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Waters Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 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.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Westerleigh Park1,020 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Peter Houseman House Listed historic place750 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 20 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Waters Avenue & Bidwell Avenue 190 feet
- Waters Avenue & Neal Dow Avenue 190 feet
- Leonard Avenue & Demorest Avenue 280 feet
- Waters Avenue & St John Avenue 380 feet
- Waters Avenue & Dickie Avenue 390 feet
- Leonard Avenue & Bidwell Avenue 470 feet
- Bidwell Avenue & Columbus Place 470 feet
- Leonard Avenue & Neal Dow Avenue 470 feet
See every intersection along Demorest Avenue or Waters Avenue.