8th Street & Peter Avenue
The four-way crossing of 8th Street and Peter Avenue is in Oakwood-Richmondtown, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Oakwood Heights station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1960, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Oakwood Heights, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Oakwood Heights SIR · Staten Island Railway1,110 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Guyon Av/South Railroad Av, 0.3 miles away, for the S57.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Guyon Av/South Railroad Av S570.3 milesS57
Next buses at this stop
- S57 …
By car
- 105 New Dorp Lane Gas station0.8 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.1 miles
- 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10306
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakwood-Richmondtown
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are 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 in 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 8th Street & Clarence Place 110 feet
- Penn Avenue & 8th Street 260 feet
- 10th Street & Peter Avenue 510 feet
- Tysens Lane & 8th Street 520 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Peter Avenue 540 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Clarence Place 720 feet
- Penn Avenue & 10th Street 760 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Penn Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 8th Street or Peter Avenue.