West Fingerboard Road & Scranton Street
West Fingerboard Road and Scranton Street 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 930 feet away. The Old Town station on the SIR is about nine minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1985, 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 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Rd/Targee St, 600 feet away, for the S74, S76 and S86.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Rd/Targee St S74, S76, S86600 feetS74 S76 S86
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S76 …
- S86 …
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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1098 Richmond Road Gas station0.5 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.7 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.
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
- 98 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 1960 and 1985.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and November 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Scranton Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Scranton Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West Fingerboard Road
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Naples Playground930 feet
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 & Tacoma Street 280 feet
- Richmond Road & Targee Street at West Fingerboard Road 370 feet
- West Fingerboard Road & Columbus Avenue 480 feet
- West Fingerboard Road & Stanwich Street 550 feet
- Richmond Road & Targee Street 580 feet
- Richmond Road & Hunton Street 650 feet
- Providence Street & Scranton Street 660 feet
- Sparkill Avenue & Meadow Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along Scranton Street or West Fingerboard Road.