Wright Street & Thompson Street

Wright Street and Thompson Street meet at a three-way junction in Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Stapleton Library is 150 feet away. The Stapleton station on the SIR is about five minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest railway station
Stapleton
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · SIR
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
Canal St/Canal St · S52, S74, S78, SIM30
Within a walk
18 places
10 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wright Street & Thompson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Staten Island Railway

The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Stapleton, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Stapleton SIR · Staten Island Railway
    1,280 feet
    SIR

Next trains at this station

Ferry
1 line
  1. SIR …
South Shore
1 line
  1. SIR …

Also within a walk

  1. Clifton SIR · Staten Island Railway
    0.5 miles
    SIR

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Canal St/Canal St, 410 feet away, for the S52, S74, S78 and SIM30.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Canal St/Canal St S52, S74, S78, SIM30 · Shelter
    410 feet
    S52 S74 S78 SIM30
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. S52 …
  2. S74 …
  3. S78 …
  4. SIM30 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 250 Broad Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1 Edgewater Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1232 Hylan Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 September 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10304
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 1
City Council district
49
Police precinct
120
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills
Elevation
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 1 sign on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Thompson Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1889 and 1925.

  1. Edgewater Village Hall Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. Staten Island Savings Bank Building Designated landmark
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Eden II Sch for Autistic Chldrn School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tappen Park
    290 feet
  2. Rev. Dr. Maggie Howard Playground
    1,050 feet
  3. Stapleton Esplanade Park
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Stapleton Library
    150 feet
  2. Edgewater Village Hall and Tappen Park Listed historic place
    610 feet
  3. Boardman- Mitchell House Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Light of the Gospel Arabic Church House of worship
    500 feet
  2. First Central Baptist Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 153/Ladder 77 Fire station
    320 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    910 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    920 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Thompson Street or Wright Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.