Westervelt Avenue & Layton Avenue
Westervelt Avenue and Layton Avenue meet at a three-way junction in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Davis Playground is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Crescent Av/Westervelt Av, is 740 feet away for the S42 and S52, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Crescent Av/Westervelt Av, 740 feet away, for the S42 and S52.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Crescent Av/Westervelt Av S42, S52740 feetS42 S52
Next buses at this stop
- S42 …
- S52 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 2.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 151 Victory Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 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 February 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
- Elevation
- 138 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1932.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2013 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Layton Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Layton Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Westervelt Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Queen Anne, and built in 1887.
- Vanderzee-Harper House Designated landmark740 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 garden
- 1 nature area
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 031 William T. Davis School730 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fort Hill Park Nature area590 feet
- Davis Playground750 feet
- Mahoney Playground940 feet
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- Westervelt Community Garden950 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Westervelt Avenue & Taft Avenue 260 feet
- Westervelt Avenue & Hendricks Avenue 530 feet
- Hendricks Avenue & Fort Hill Park 560 feet
- Bismark Avenue & Layton Avenue 600 feet
- Westervelt Avenue & Crescent Avenue 640 feet
- Hendricks Avenue & Sherman Avenue 810 feet
- Westervelt Avenue & Benziger Avenue 850 feet
- Bismark Avenue & Taft Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along Layton Avenue or Westervelt Avenue.