Oakdale Street & Retford Avenue
Oakdale Street and Retford Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Bethel Evangelical Free Church is 550 feet away. The Eltingville station on the SIR is about six minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1982, 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 Eltingville, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Eltingville SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Oakdale St, 620 feet away, for the S59.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Oakdale St S59620 feetS59
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 4472 Amboy Road Gas station0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10312
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 123
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Great Kills-Eltingville
- Elevation
- 80 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 1965 and 1982.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 recreation center
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Oakdale Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5390 feet
- Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K780 feet
Houses of worship
- Bethel Evangelical Free Church House of worship550 feet
Community centers and public services
- South Shore YMCA Recreation center940 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,120 feet
Shopping centers
- Amboy Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
- Eltingville Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Oakdale Street & Lyndale Avenue 260 feet
- Oakdale Street & Preston Avenue 270 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Oakdale Street 520 feet
- Preston Avenue & Berkley Street 540 feet
- Preston Avenue & Ogden Street 540 feet
- Amboy Road & Retford Avenue 600 feet
- Lyndale Avenue & Lyndale Lane 740 feet
- Sycamore Street & Retford Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along Oakdale Street or Retford Avenue.