New Dorp Plaza & Ross Avenue

New Dorp Plaza and Ross Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in New Dorp-Midland Beach, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. New Dorp Park is 1,210 feet away. The New Dorp station on the SIR is about two minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and ten places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest railway station
New Dorp
470 feet · 2 min on foot · SIR
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
Rose Av/New Dorp Plaza · S57
Within a walk
4 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 nature area and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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New Dorp Plaza & Ross Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Staten Island Railway

The nearest Staten Island Railway station is New Dorp, 470 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. New Dorp SIR · Staten Island Railway
    470 feet
    SIR

Next trains at this station

Ferry
1 line
  1. SIR …
South Shore
1 line
  1. 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 Rose Av/New Dorp Plaza, 500 feet away, for the S57.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rose Av/New Dorp Plaza S57
    500 feet
    S57

Next buses at this stop

  1. S57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on New Dorp Plaza.

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Slosson Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 105 New Dorp Lane Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.7 miles
  3. 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

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 2
City Council district
50
Police precinct
122
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
New Dorp-Midland Beach

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the goldenrain tree and the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of New Dorp Plaza

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Time-limited parking 3 signs 4 HOUR PARKING 9AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of New Dorp Plaza

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Time-limited parking 3 signs 4 HOUR PARKING 9AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Ross Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 9AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 522984 and 524675.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nature area
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Sips Kinder Facilities Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet
  2. New Millennium Training Center (The) Trade or language school
    810 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. New Dorp Park Nature area
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady Queen of Peace Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along New Dorp Plaza or Ross Avenue.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.