Wild Avenue & Melvin Avenue
Wild Avenue and Melvin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S./I.S. 26 the Carteret School is 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Victory Blvd/Wild Av, is 870 feet away for the S62 and S92, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them parks, and three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Victory Blvd/Wild Av, 870 feet away, for the S62 and S92.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Victory Blvd/Wild Av S62, S92870 feetS62 S92
Next buses at this stop
- S62 …
- S92 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the West Shore Expressway northbound at Glen Street & West Shore Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 180 West Service Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 266 West Service Road Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and October 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Melvin Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Wild Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Wild Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Wild Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 26 the Carteret School760 feet
- Staten Island Rise Academy School820 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Schmul Park40 feet
- Schmul Park Playground120 feet
- Freshkills Park870 feet
Show all 4
- Sylvan Grove Cemetery Park · listed historic place940 feet
Houses of worship
- St Anthony Padua RC Church House of worship1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Wild Avenue & Pearson Street 200 feet
- Wild Avenue & Roswell Avenue 220 feet
- Pearson Street & Mildred Avenue 350 feet
- Wild Avenue & Alberta Avenue 470 feet
- Pearson Street & Watson Avenue 600 feet
- Melvin Avenue & Fresh Kills Park Schmul Path 660 feet
- Wild Avenue & Beresford Avenue 720 feet
- Watson Avenue & Rawson Place 740 feet
See every intersection along Melvin Avenue or Wild Avenue.