Richmond Avenue & Petrus Avenue
Richmond Avenue and Petrus Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Staten Island South Shore Workforce1 Career Center is 1,210 feet away. The Eltingville station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and nine places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1992, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Eltingville, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Eltingville SIR · Staten Island Railway1,060 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Bartlett Av, 190 feet away, for the S59.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Bartlett Av S59190 feetS59
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 4472 Amboy Road Gas station0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10312
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 122 and 123 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Great Kills-Eltingville
- Elevation
- 76 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 1955 and 1992.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 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
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Petrus Avenue
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of Richmond Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 career or business center
Community centers and public services
- Staten Island South Shore Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center1,210 feet
Shopping centers
- Amboy Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Richmond Avenue & Bartlett Avenue 80 feet
- Petrus Avenue & Bayard Street 250 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Serrell Avenue 310 feet
- Petrus Avenue & Chesebrough Street 500 feet
- Lamoka Avenue & Bartlett Avenue 570 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Lamoka Avenue 580 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Wilson Avenue 640 feet
- Wainwright Avenue & Petrus Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along Petrus Avenue or Richmond Avenue.