Oak Avenue & Amherst Avenue
Oak Avenue and Amherst Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Oakwood-Richmondtown, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Great Kills Park is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Mill Rd/Stoneham St, is 700 feet away for the S76, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1975, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Mill Rd/Stoneham St, 700 feet away, for the S76.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Mill Rd/Stoneham St S76700 feetS76
Next buses at this stop
- S76 …
By car
- 105 New Dorp Lane Gas station1.4 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2 miles
- 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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 August 2013.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10306
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakwood-Richmondtown
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1960 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Great Kills Park Nature area830 feet
Houses of worship
- Oakwood Heights Community Church House of worship1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Tysens Park Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Oak Avenue & Lynn Street 260 feet
- Oak Avenue & Riga Street 270 feet
- Isabella Avenue & Amherst Avenue 360 feet
- Mill Road & Oak Avenue 500 feet
- Oak Avenue & Falcon Avenue 530 feet
- Mill Road & Old Mill Road 590 feet
- Isabella Avenue & Lynn Street 610 feet
- Isabella Avenue & Riga Street 620 feet
See every intersection along Amherst Avenue or Oak Avenue.