Van Duzer Street is a secondary north-south artery along the North-East Shore

East Shore, Staten Island

The term East Shore is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods along the Lower New York Bay and the Raritan Bay and within New York City's borough of Staten Island....

 of the New York City borough of Staten Island

Staten Island

Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...

. It is approximately 1.99 miles (3.2 km) long, and runs through the neighborhoods of Tompkinsville

Tompkinsville, Staten Island

Tompkinsville is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. Though the neighborhood sits on the island's eastern shore, along the waterfront facing Upper New York Bay — between St...

, Stapleton

Stapleton, Staten Island

Stapleton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. It is located along the waterfront of Upper New York Bay, bounded on the north by Tompkinsville at Grant Street, on the south by Clifton at Vanderbilt Avenue, and on the west by St. Paul's Avenue and...

, Grymes Hill

Grymes Hill, Staten Island

Grymes Hill is a neighborhood, situated upon a hill by that name, on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. The east side of the hill is defined by Van Duzer Street and Richmond Road to the intersection with the Staten Island Expressway, which, with Clove Road, defines the...

, and Clifton

Clifton, Staten Island

Clifton or Park Hill is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. It is an older waterfront neighborhood, facing Upper New York Bay on the east...

.

The roadway is a oneway in its entirety (except for its 'extension' to Bay Street

Bay Street (Staten Island)

Bay Street runs north-south through the Fort Wadsworth, Rosebank, Shore Acres, Stapleton, Tompkinsville, and St. George neighborhoods of New York City, in the borough of Staten Island, New York....

). Traffic is oneway northbound between Targee Street

Targee Street

Targee Street is a primary north-south artery along the East Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is approximately long, and runs through the neighborhoods of Stapleton, Clifton, Concord, Old Town, and Dongan Hills....

 and Victory Boulevard (0.96 miles (1.5 km)) and oneway southbound between Targee Street and Richmond Road/Vanderbilt Avenue (1.03 miles (1.7 km)).

Van Duzer Street is mostly residential in nature. The blocks closest to Wright Street and Beach Street form a small commercial district consisting of bars, restaurants, and other locally-owned businesses. The Downtown Staten Island Council and the New York City Department of Transportation

New York City Department of Transportation

The New York City Department of Transportation is responsible for the management of much of New York City's transportation infrastructure...

 sponsor what they call a "Summer Street" on Saturdays in August where the roadway is converted over to a car-free pedestrian zone.

Van Duzer Street is served by the S74 and S78 local buses.