North Railroad Avenue & Emmet Avenue
North Railroad Avenue and Emmet Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Oakwood-Richmondtown, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Congregation Bnai Israel is 730 feet away. The Bay Terrace station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Bay Terrace, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Bay Terrace SIR · Staten Island Railway0.4 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Clarke Av/Wilder Av, 0.4 miles away, for the SIM15.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Clarke Av/Wilder Av SIM150.4 milesSIM15
Next buses at this stop
- SIM15 …
By car
- 3701 Amboy Road Gas station0.8 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 April 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10306
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakwood-Richmondtown
- Elevation
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and November 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of North Railroad Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of North Railroad Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Cbi Academy Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K730 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Bnai Israel House of worship730 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Emmet Avenue & Sheridan Court 190 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Chesterton Avenue 260 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Buffalo Street 450 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Fairbanks Avenue 520 feet
- Amboy Road & Emmet Avenue 530 feet
- Buffalo Street & Sheridan Court 550 feet
- Amboy Road & Chesterton Avenue 790 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Hopkins Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along Emmet Avenue or North Railroad Avenue.