Port Richmond Avenue & Smith Place
Port Richmond Avenue and Smith Place meet at a three-way junction in Port Richmond, Staten Island. The corner is also named Pfc. Peter Dorgas Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The stone monument “Egbert Memorial” is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Port Richmond Av/Smith Pl, is 100 feet away for the S59, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Port Richmond Av/Smith Pl, 100 feet away, for the S59.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Port Richmond Av/Smith Pl S59100 feetS59
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Trantor Place & Dr M L King Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 745 Port Richmond Avenue Gas station550 feet
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10302
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Port Richmond
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Pfc. Peter Dorgas Way, a co-naming enacted on July 23, 2023 (Local Law 110 of 2023).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Ivory Silk' Japanese tree lilac.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Pfc. Peter Dorgas Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Port Richmond Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Egbert Triangle.
- Egbert Memorial Stone monument, 1958550 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Port Richmond School for Visionary Learning School1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Egbert Triangle600 feet
- Markham Playground1,010 feet
Houses of worship
- Mission Christian Rebohot House of worship990 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Avenue Shopping Center Shopping center1,260 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and three food stores.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Port Richmond Avenue & Rumpler Court 220 feet
- Port Richmond Avenue & Hagaman Place 280 feet
- Port Richmond Avenue & Dixon Avenue 360 feet
- Port Richmond Avenue & Seymour Avenue 520 feet
- Willowbrook Road & Port Richmond Avenue 530 feet
- Dixon Avenue & Van Riper Street 590 feet
- Forest Avenue & Willowbrook Road 670 feet
- Port Richmond Avenue & Villa Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along Port Richmond Avenue or Smith Place.