Amboy Road & Prospect Place
Amboy Road and Prospect Place meet at a three-way junction in Oakwood-Richmondtown, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Engine 165/Ladder 85 firehouse is 1,280 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. NYC Parks records 60 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 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, 150 feet away, for the S57.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Amboy Rd/Oakley Pl S57150 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, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2420 Richmond Road Gas station1,230 feet
- 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 crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2019.
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
- 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- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Amboy Road
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Prospect Place
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 station1,280 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, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Amboy Road & 1st Street 100 feet
- Ross Avenue & 1st Street 190 feet
- Amboy Road & 2nd Street 220 feet
- Amboy Road & Oakley Place 250 feet
- Amboy Road & Gail Court 410 feet
- Beach Avenue & Prospect Place 430 feet
- Ross Avenue & 2nd Street 440 feet
- Amboy Road & Richmond Road 510 feet
See every intersection along Amboy Road or Prospect Place.