Waters Avenue & Neal Dow Avenue
Waters Avenue and Neal Dow Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Westerleigh Park is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av, is 580 feet away for the S57, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av, 580 feet away, for the S57.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Watchogue Rd/Neal Dow Av S57580 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2071 Victory Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.6 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
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
- 65 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 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
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.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 030 Westerleigh School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Westerleigh Park830 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Peter Houseman House Listed historic place560 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 21 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Waters Avenue & Demorest Avenue 190 feet
- Waters Avenue & St John Avenue 190 feet
- Leonard Avenue & Neal Dow Avenue 280 feet
- Waters Avenue & Bidwell Avenue 380 feet
- Waters Avenue & Willard Avenue 390 feet
- Leonard Avenue & Demorest Avenue 470 feet
- Leonard Avenue & St John Avenue 470 feet
- Watchogue Road & Neal Dow Avenue 520 feet
See every intersection along Neal Dow Avenue or Waters Avenue.