North Railroad Avenue & Otis Avenue
North Railroad Avenue and Otis Avenue meet at a three-way junction in New Dorp-Midland Beach, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The New Dorp station on the SIR is about five minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is New Dorp, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- New Dorp SIR · Staten Island Railway1,220 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Also within a walk
- Grant City SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Creeping on Where Time Has Been” (2023) by Keri Sheheen at the New Dorp station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is New Dorp Ln/New Dorp Plaza, 1,190 feet away, for the S57.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- New Dorp Ln/New Dorp Plaza S571,190 feetS57
Next buses at this stop
- S57 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on North Railroad Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Slosson Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 105 New Dorp Lane Gas station1,190 feet
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2 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 September 2017.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10306
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Dorp-Midland Beach
- Elevation
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1930 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of North Railroad Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet and a listed public place within a five-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- North Railroad Avenue & Locust Avenue 240 feet
- Otis Avenue & Kruser Street 350 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Bryant Avenue 390 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Burbank Avenue 480 feet
- Otis Avenue & Allison Place 610 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Bancroft Avenue 660 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Steele Avenue 730 feet
- Bryant Avenue & Kruser Street 740 feet
See every intersection along North Railroad Avenue or Otis Avenue.