8th Street & Allison Avenue
The four-way crossing of 8th Street and Allison Avenue is in New Dorp-Midland Beach, Staten Island. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. In 2025, seven school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. New Dorp Park is 180 feet away. The New Dorp station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1980, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is New Dorp, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- New Dorp SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Creeping on Where Time Has Been” (2023) by Keri Sheheen at the New Dorp station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Amboy Rd/Beach Av, 0.3 miles away, for the S57 and SIM15.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Amboy Rd/Beach Av S57, SIM150.3 milesS57 SIM15
Next buses at this stop
- S57 …
- SIM15 …
By car
- 105 New Dorp Lane Gas station0.5 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.7 miles
- 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 7 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,935th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10306
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Dorp-Midland Beach
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1980.
Trees
NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Allison Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
Schools and child care
- Sips Kinder Facilities Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- New Dorp Park Nature area180 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- The Boulevard Shopping center0.4 miles
- Tysens Park Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 7th Street & Allison Avenue 250 feet
- 8th Street & Princeton Avenue 270 feet
- 8th Street & Beach Avenue 400 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Allison Avenue 490 feet
- 10th Street & Allison Avenue 520 feet
- 8th Street & Cannon Boulevard 530 feet
- Beach Avenue & 9th Street 650 feet
- Beach Avenue & 7th Street 650 feet
See every intersection along 8th Street or Allison Avenue.