Decker Avenue & Palmer Avenue
Decker Avenue and Palmer Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Port Richmond, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Temple Emmanuel is 270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Post Av/Decker Av, is 260 feet away for the S44, S57 and S94, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Post Av/Decker Av, 260 feet away, for the S44, S57 and S94.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Post Av/Decker Av S44, S57, S94260 feetS44 S57 S94
Next buses at this stop
- S44 …
- S57 …
- S94 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bayonne Bridge at Trantor Place & Bayonne Bridge, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 387 Port Richmond Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10302
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Port Richmond
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1910 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Decker Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Decker Avenue
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Palmer Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Palmer Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshivas Sanz School410 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Temple Emanu-El Listed historic place390 feet
Houses of worship
- Temple Emmanuel House of worship270 feet
- St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship840 feet
Community centers and public services
- Port Richmond Post Office1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,170 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Avenue Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Post Avenue & Decker Avenue 260 feet
- Palmer Avenue & Lexington Avenue 350 feet
- Heberton Avenue & Palmer Avenue 390 feet
- Post Avenue & Simonson Place 570 feet
- Palmer Avenue & Cortlandt Street 600 feet
- Heberton Avenue & Hatfield Place 640 feet
- Post Avenue & Heberton Avenue 650 feet
- Simonson Place & Catherine Court 730 feet
See every intersection along Decker Avenue or Palmer Avenue.