Port Richmond Avenue & Walker Street
Port Richmond Avenue and Walker Street meet at a three-way junction in Port Richmond, Staten Island. The corner is also named Troy Nilsen Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Port Richmond Av/Walker St, is 30 feet away for the SIM3, SIM3C and SIM35, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Port Richmond Av/Walker St, 30 feet away, for the SIM3, SIM3C and SIM35.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Port Richmond Av/Walker St SIM3, SIM3C, SIM3530 feetSIM3 SIM3C SIM35
Next buses at this stop
- SIM3 …
- SIM3C …
- SIM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bayonne Bridge at Trantor Place & Bayonne Bridge, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 387 Port Richmond Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 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 Troy Nilsen Way, a co-naming enacted on January 7, 2003 (Local Law 6 of 2003).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 500 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 1915 and 1955.
Trees
Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Troy Nilsen Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Port Richmond Avenue
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 30 MINUTE PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Walker Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Walker Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Avenue Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and six 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Port Richmond Avenue & Beekman Street 80 feet
- Port Richmond Avenue & Linda Court 260 feet
- Port Richmond Avenue & Hooker Place 290 feet
- Beekman Street & Riley Place 310 feet
- Beekman Street & La Grange Place 440 feet
- Port Richmond Avenue & Catherine Street 450 feet
- Port Richmond Avenue & Orange Avenue 530 feet
- Port Richmond Avenue & Laforge Avenue 540 feet
See every intersection along Port Richmond Avenue or Walker Street.