Whitaker Place & Divine Street
Whitaker Place and Divine Street meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is 710 feet away. The Old Town station on the SIR is about six minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1976, 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, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Old Town SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Rd/Mark St, 630 feet away, for the S74 and S76.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Rd/Mark St S74, S76630 feetS74 S76
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S76 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2016.
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
- 47 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1976.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Divine Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Whitaker Place
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Health care
- Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice710 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Wilson Street & Whitaker Place 150 feet
- Wilson Street & Cornelia Street 220 feet
- Whitaker Place & Savin Court 250 feet
- Remsen Street & Cornelia Street 470 feet
- Wilson Street & Newberry Avenue 540 feet
- Richmond Road & Whitaker Place 560 feet
- Old Town Road & Savin Court 620 feet
- Old Town Road & Wilson Street 620 feet
See every intersection along Whitaker Place.