Amboy Road & 1st Street
Amboy Road and 1st Street meet at a three-way junction in New Dorp-Midland Beach, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Engine 165/Ladder 85 firehouse is 1,180 feet away. The New Dorp station on the SIR is about six minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, 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 six 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/Oakley Pl, 50 feet away, for the S57.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Amboy Rd/Oakley Pl S5750 feetS57
Next buses at this stop
- S57 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Slosson Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2420 Richmond Road Gas station1,130 feet
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.7 miles
- 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 1st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Amboy Road
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italianate Villa, and built between 1855 and 1856.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
Fire and police
- Engine 165/Ladder 85 Fire station1,180 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ross Avenue & 1st Street 90 feet
- Amboy Road & Prospect Place 100 feet
- Amboy Road & Oakley Place 140 feet
- Amboy Road & Gail Court 310 feet
- Amboy Road & 2nd Street 320 feet
- Ross Avenue & 2nd Street 340 feet
- Amboy Road & Richmond Road 400 feet
- Oakley Place & Cubberly Place 410 feet
See every intersection along 1st Street or Amboy Road.