Waters Avenue & Wardwell Avenue
Waters Avenue and Wardwell 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. P.S. 030 Westerleigh is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewett Av/Waters Av, is 550 feet away for the S66, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jewett Av/Waters Av, 550 feet away, for the S66.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jewett Av/Waters Av S66550 feetS66
Next buses at this stop
- S66 …
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.
- 2000 Victory Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.7 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 March 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
- 106 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Wardwell Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Waters Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Waters Avenue
- No parking 3 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 listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 030 Westerleigh School460 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Westerleigh Park1,220 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Peter Houseman House Listed historic place1,070 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 163/Ladder 83 Fire station1,050 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
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 & Deems Avenue 190 feet
- Waters Avenue & Clinton B Fisk Avenue 200 feet
- Leonard Avenue & Wardwell Avenue 280 feet
- Waters Avenue & Dakota Place 380 feet
- Waters Avenue & Willard Avenue 390 feet
- Wardwell Avenue & Markham Place 400 feet
- Leonard Avenue & Deems Avenue 470 feet
- Leonard Avenue & Clinton B Fisk Avenue 480 feet
See every intersection along Wardwell Avenue or Waters Avenue.