Wave Street & Sands Street
Wave Street and Sands Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Trinity Lutheran School stands 810 feet away. The Stapleton station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Stapleton, 1,140 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Stapleton SIR · Staten Island Railway1,140 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bay St/Wave St, 480 feet away, for the S51 and S76.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bay St/Wave St S51, S76 · Countdown sign480 feetS51 S76
Next buses at this stop
- S51 …
- S76 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 248 Bay Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars3 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 August 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)
- Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills
- Elevation
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 70 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Wave Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Wave Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 28 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Colonial. They were mostly built between 1911 and 1933.
- Trinity Lutheran School Designated landmark810 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Tiny Treasures Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5940 feet
- Eden II Sch for Autistic Chldrn School1,230 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Houses at 364 and 390 Van Duzer Street Listed historic place800 feet
Houses of worship
- First Central Baptist Church House of worship950 feet
- St Pauls Memorial Church Listed historic place1,170 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket1,290 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store860 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Van Duzer Street & Sands Street 170 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Prospect Street 410 feet
- Bay Street & Wave Street 420 feet
- Bay Street & Sands Street 500 feet
- Van Duzer Street & William Street 560 feet
- Bay Street & Congress Street 600 feet
- Van Duzer Street & Beach Street 690 feet
- Bay Street & Prospect Street 770 feet
See every intersection along Sands Street or Wave Street.