North Railroad Avenue & Alter Avenue
North Railroad Avenue and Alter Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. St Matthews Lutheran Church is 900 feet away. The Dongan Hills station on the SIR is about three minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1975, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Dongan Hills, 670 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Dongan Hills SIR · Staten Island Railway670 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Delaware Av, 0.3 miles away, for the S78.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Delaware Av S780.3 milesS78
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1633 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10304
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills
- Elevation
- 19 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green Leaf' Norway maple.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Two Steps Ahead Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5630 feet
- St Ann School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K990 feet
- P.S. 11 Thomas Dongan School1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- St Matthews Lutheran Church House of worship900 feet
- St Anns RC Church House of worship1,010 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- North Railroad Avenue & Delaware Avenue 250 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Cromwell Avenue 380 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Raritan Avenue 510 feet
- Alter Avenue & Bear Street 540 feet
- Cromwell Avenue & Hancock Street 580 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Garretson Avenue 640 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Atlantic Avenue 770 feet
- Delaware Avenue & Bear Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Alter Avenue or North Railroad Avenue.