Nicholas Avenue & Charles Avenue
Nicholas Avenue and Charles 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. In 2025, 937 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Port Richmond High School is 520 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nicholas Av/Charles Av, is 40 feet away for the S46 and S96, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nicholas Av/Charles Av, 40 feet away, for the S46 and S96.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nicholas Av/Charles Av S46, S9640 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 387 Port Richmond Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.1 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2023.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 937 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 809th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 596 more were issued.
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 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Charles Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of Nicholas Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Nicholas Avenue
- No standing 2 signs 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, 1994330 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Port Richmond High School520 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
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 nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Nicholas Avenue & Hatfield Place 200 feet
- Charles Avenue & Crittenden Place 370 feet
- Hatfield Place & Crittenden Place 490 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Nicholas Avenue 520 feet
- Nicholas Avenue & Innis Street 550 feet
- Nicholas Avenue & Blackford Avenue 730 feet
- Treadwell Avenue & Charles Avenue 760 feet
- Nicholas Avenue & Harrison Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Charles Avenue or Nicholas Avenue.