Westervelt Avenue & Hamilton Avenue
Westervelt Avenue and Hamilton Avenue meet at a three-way junction in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. The corner lies inside the St. George / New Brighton Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. St. George Gardens Stores stands 70 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Westervelt Av/Hamilton Av, is 110 feet away for the S42 and S52, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Westervelt Av/Hamilton Av, 110 feet away, for the S42 and S52.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Westervelt Av/Hamilton Av S42, S52110 feetS42 S52
Next buses at this stop
- S42 …
- S52 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 700 Richmond Terrace Gas station0.6 miles
- 54 Central Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 March 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. George-New Brighton
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hamilton Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Hamilton Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Westervelt Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the St. George / New Brighton Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 72 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Second Empire and Shingle Style, and mostly built between 1876 and 1910.
- St. George Gardens Stores Designated landmark70 feet
- St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church and Rectory Designated landmark610 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Westervelt Community Garden730 feet
- Mahoney Playground840 feet
Houses of worship
- Glorious Church God in Christ House of worship260 feet
- St Peters Church Landmark530 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and five 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- St Marks Place & Westervelt Avenue 250 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Phelps Place 330 feet
- Westervelt Avenue & Carroll Place 480 feet
- Westervelt Avenue & Cleveland Street 530 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Egmont Place 690 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Westervelt Avenue 720 feet
- Westervelt Avenue & Curtis Place 800 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Curtis Place 1,020 feet
See every intersection along Hamilton Avenue or Westervelt Avenue.