Willow Road East & Caswell Avenue

Willow Road East and Caswell Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Jewish Foundation School is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Watchogue Rd/Willow Rd East, is 790 feet away for the SIM3, SIM3C and SIM34, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1980, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Staten Island Expressway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
790 feet
Watchogue Rd/Willow Rd East · SIM3, SIM3C, SIM34
Within a walk
2 places
2 schools, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Willow Road East & Caswell Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Watchogue Rd/Willow Rd East, 790 feet away, for the SIM3, SIM3C and SIM34.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Watchogue Rd/Willow Rd East SIM3, SIM3C, SIM34
    790 feet
    SIM3 SIM3C SIM34

Next buses at this stop

  1. SIM3 …
  2. SIM3C …
  3. SIM34 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Lamberts Lane & Staten Island Expressway at Astor Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2509 Victory Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 December 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10314
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 1
City Council district
50
Police precinct
121
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1980.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Caswell Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Willow Road East

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools

Schools and child care

  1. Jewish Foundation School
    880 feet
  2. Rabbi Jacob Joseph for Girls School
    880 feet

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 corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Caswell Avenue or Willow Road East.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.