North Railroad Avenue & Old Town Road
North Railroad Avenue and Old Town Road meet at a three-way junction in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Academy of St Dorothy is 1,180 feet away. The Old Town station on the SIR is about a minute on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and nine places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1983, 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 Old Town, 130 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Old Town SIR · Staten Island Railway130 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Old Town Rd, 730 feet away, for the S78, S79 SBS, SIM1, SIM1C and three more.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Old Town Rd S78, S79 SBS, SIM1, SIM1C +3 · Countdown sign730 feetS78 S79 SBS SIM1 SIM1C SIM7 SIM10 SIM11
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
- S79 SBS …
- SIM1 …
- SIM1C …
- SIM7 …
- SIM10 …
- SIM11 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Narrows Road North & Staten Island Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1416 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 1232 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and one fast charger0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2019.
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
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1983.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and June 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of North Railroad Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Old Town Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Academy of St Dorothy School1,180 feet
Health care
- Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice830 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch880 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy710 feet
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and two 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Old Town Road & Carmel Court 270 feet
- Old Town Road & Providence Street 300 feet
- Old Town Road & Oregon Road 320 feet
- Oregon Road & Dawson Place 460 feet
- Old Town Road & Durgess Street 560 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Oregon Road 650 feet
- Dawson Place & Academy of St Dorothy Driveway 650 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Quintard Street 670 feet
See every intersection along North Railroad Avenue or Old Town Road.