Westervelt Avenue & Taft Avenue
Westervelt Avenue and Taft Avenue meet at a three-way junction in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Vanderzee-Harper House, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 500 feet away, and Westervelt Community Garden is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Crescent Av/Westervelt Av, is 1,000 feet away for the S42 and S52, and eight 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, 1,000 feet away, for the S42 and S52.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Crescent Av/Westervelt Av S42, S521,000 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 four 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 August 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
- 152 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 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Westervelt Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1880 and 1887.
- Vanderzee-Harper House Designated landmark500 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 School980 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fort Hill Park Nature area340 feet
- Davis Playground1,010 feet
- Mahoney Playground1,190 feet
Show all 4
- Westervelt Community Garden1,210 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Westervelt Avenue & Layton Avenue 260 feet
- Westervelt Avenue & Hendricks Avenue 280 feet
- Hendricks Avenue & Fort Hill Park 310 feet
- Hendricks Avenue & Sherman Avenue 550 feet
- Westervelt Avenue & Benziger Avenue 590 feet
- Bismark Avenue & Taft Avenue 650 feet
- Westervelt Avenue & Winter Avenue 800 feet
- Benziger Avenue & Sherman Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along Taft Avenue or Westervelt Avenue.