West Fingerboard Road & Columbus Avenue
West Fingerboard Road and Columbus Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Naples Playground is 460 feet away. The Old Town station on the SIR is about nine minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1986, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Old Town, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Old Town SIR · Staten Island Railway0.4 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Also within a walk
- Grasmere SIR · Staten Island Railway0.5 milesSIR
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Targee St/West Fingerboard Rd, 840 feet away, for the S74 and S76.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Targee St/West Fingerboard Rd S74, S76840 feetS74 S76
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S76 …
Cycling
- 4 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1098 Richmond Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.8 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 January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10304
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills
- Elevation
- 103 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1986.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Columbus Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Naples Street Elementary School1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Naples Playground460 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- West Fingerboard Road & Stanwich Street 80 feet
- Stanwich Street & Rome Avenue 310 feet
- West Fingerboard Road & Glendale Avenue 370 feet
- West Fingerboard Road & Scranton Street 480 feet
- Targee Street & Columbus Avenue 520 feet
- West Fingerboard Road & Tacoma Street 750 feet
- Stanwich Street & Pamela Lane 760 feet
- Gateway Drive & Pamela Lane 760 feet
See every intersection along Columbus Avenue or West Fingerboard Road.