Richmond Avenue & Sycamore Street
Richmond Avenue and Sycamore Street meet at a four-way crossing 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. Calvary Assembly God Church is 160 feet away. The Eltingville station on the SIR is about eight minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 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 eight 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/Sycamore St, 110 feet away, for the S59.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Sycamore St S59110 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 station0.4 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2024
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
- 80 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
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 1960 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the London planetree.
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 February 2020 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Richmond Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 recreation center
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Oakdale Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5850 feet
- Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K980 feet
Houses of worship
- Calvary Assembly God Church House of worship160 feet
Community centers and public services
- South Shore YMCA Recreation center1,140 feet
Shopping centers
- Eltingville Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
- Amboy Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Sycamore Street & Lyndale Avenue 260 feet
- Sycamore Street & Ridgecrest Avenue 310 feet
- Sycamore Street & Retford Avenue 520 feet
- Sycamore Street & Winchester Avenue 570 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Koch Boulevard 700 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Oakdale Street 720 feet
- Sycamore Street & Preston Avenue 790 feet
- Sycamore Street & Thornycroft Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along Richmond Avenue or Sycamore Street.