Oakdale Street & Thornycroft Avenue
Oakdale Street and Thornycroft Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Saint Alban's Episcopal Church stands 390 feet away, built in 1865. The Eltingville station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and two places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1975, 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, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Eltingville 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 Richmond Av/Oakdale St, 900 feet away, for the S59.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Oakdale St S59 · Shelter900 feetS59
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 4472 Amboy Road Gas station0.3 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 August 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10312
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Great Kills-Eltingville
- Elevation
- 60 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1955 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Oakdale Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival, and built in 1865.
- Saint Alban's Episcopal Church Designated landmark390 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 post office
- 1 recreation center
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Village Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5820 feet
- Oakdale Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5940 feet
- Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,070 feet
Community centers and public services
- South Shore YMCA Recreation center790 feet
- Eltingville Post Office1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Eltingville Shopping Center Shopping center820 feet
- Amboy Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Oakdale Street & Pacific Avenue 250 feet
- Oakdale Street & Winchester Avenue 250 feet
- Oakdale Street & Beach Road 500 feet
- Oakdale Street & Ridgecrest Avenue 510 feet
- Sycamore Street & Thornycroft Avenue 720 feet
- Pacific Avenue & St Albans Place 740 feet
- Oakdale Street & Robinson Avenue 750 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Oakdale Street 810 feet
See every intersection along Oakdale Street or Thornycroft Avenue.