Richmond Avenue & Akron Street
Richmond Avenue and Akron Street meet at a four-way crossing in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Engine 166/Ladder 86 firehouse is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Av/Yona Av, is 220 feet away for the S44, S59, S94 and five more, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Yona Av, 220 feet away, for the S44, S59, S94, SIM4 and four more.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Yona Av S44, S59, S94, SIM4 +4220 feetS44 S59 S94 SIM4 SIM4C SIM8 SIM33 SIM33C
Next buses at this stop
- S44 …
- S59 …
- S94 …
- SIM4 …
- SIM4C …
- SIM8 …
- SIM33 …
- SIM33C …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Lamberts Lane & Staten Island Expressway at Astor Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1680 Richmond Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1441 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1,050 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis
- Elevation
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1975 and 1997.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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 November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Richmond Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 fire station
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Richmond Pre-K Center at 1535 Richmond Ave Pre-K center690 feet
- P.S. 060 Alice Austen School1,210 feet
- Children at Play Early Inter. Center Preschool1,290 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 166/Ladder 86 Fire station1,030 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch360 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy780 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and two 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Richmond Avenue & Hillman Avenue 160 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Yona Avenue 220 feet
- Akron Street & Saybrook Street 370 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Lander Avenue 430 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Jardine Avenue 480 feet
- Hillman Avenue & Leggett Place 490 feet
- Jennifer Place & Akron Street 510 feet
- Saybrook Street & Yona Avenue 600 feet
See every intersection along Akron Street or Richmond Avenue.