West Raleigh Avenue & Ford Place
West Raleigh Avenue and Ford Place meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. The sculpture “Python” is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/East Raleigh Av, is 250 feet away for the S53, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/East Raleigh Av, 250 feet away, for the S53.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/East Raleigh Av S53250 feetS53
Next buses at this stop
- S53 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Reon Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 741 Forest Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.8 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 October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10310
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
- Elevation
- 140 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the flowering dogwood.
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 August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of West Raleigh Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Staten Island Zoo.
- Python Sculpture by Steve Foust, 2007660 feet
- South American Tropical Forest and African Savannah Mosaic by Amanda Jaffe, 1996710 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,060 feet
- I.S. 027 Anning S. Prall School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Staten Island Zoo Zoo or aquarium450 feet
- Austin J. McDonald Playground1,040 feet
- Clove Lakes Park1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- Salem Church House of worship1,130 feet
Community centers and public services
- Staten Island Broadway YMCA Recreation center900 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- West Raleigh Avenue & Lynnhaven Place 120 feet
- Broadway & West Raleigh Avenue 160 feet
- West Raleigh Avenue & Freeman Place 240 feet
- Broadway & East Raleigh Avenue 290 feet
- Broadway & Harvest Avenue 310 feet
- Purcell Street & Ford Place 320 feet
- West Raleigh Avenue & Berwin Lane 370 feet
- Broadway & Purcell Street 500 feet
See every intersection along Ford Place or West Raleigh Avenue.