Nicholas Avenue & Blackford Avenue
Nicholas Avenue and Blackford Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Port Richmond, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The sculpture “Sundial” is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Innis St/Nicholas Av, is 100 feet away for the S46 and S96, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Innis St/Nicholas Av, 100 feet away, for the S46 and S96.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Innis St/Nicholas Av S46, S96100 feetS46 S96
Next buses at this stop
- S46 …
- S96 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bayonne Bridge at Trantor Place & Bayonne Bridge, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 387 Port Richmond Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 February 2024.
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
- 42 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Nicholas Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Nicholas Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Port Richmond High School.
- Sundial Sculpture by Robert Adzema, 1994550 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Port Richmond High School790 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two 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:
- Nicholas Avenue & Innis Street 180 feet
- Innis Street & St Josephs Avenue 310 feet
- Trantor Place & Innis Street 490 feet
- Nicholas Avenue & Hatfield Place 530 feet
- Treadwell Avenue & Blackford Avenue 550 feet
- Nicholas Avenue & Charles Avenue 730 feet
- Nicholas Avenue & Hooker Place 760 feet
- Treadwell Avenue & Clinton Place 790 feet
See every intersection along Blackford Avenue or Nicholas Avenue.