Richmond Hill Road & Essex Drive
Richmond Hill Road and Essex Drive meet at a four-way crossing in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. In 2025, 1,263 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Decker Farmhouse stands 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Marsh Av/Richmond Hill Rd, is 1,310 feet away for the S59, S61 and S91, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them schools.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Marsh Av/Richmond Hill Rd, 1,310 feet away, for the S59, S61 and S91.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Marsh Av/Richmond Hill Rd S59, S61, S911,310 feetS59 S61 S91
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
- S61 …
- S91 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway at Dr M L King Jr Expressway & Victory Boulevard, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2441 Richmond Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 1441 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2026
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,263 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 638th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 606 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis
- Elevation
- 108 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 700 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 1994.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Essex Drive
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Richmond Hill Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1810.
- Decker Farmhouse Designated landmark730 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Csi High School for International Studies School880 feet
- Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School880 feet
- Marsh Avenue School for Expeditionary Learning School880 feet
Show all 4
- Where Little Minds Grow Preschool, ages 2 to 51,240 feet
Shopping centers
- Staten Island Mall Shopping center0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Richmond Hill Road & Saturn Lane 120 feet
- Essex Drive & Mercury Lane 130 feet
- Richmond Hill Road & Mercury Lane 160 feet
- Richmond Hill Road & Kelly Boulevard 270 feet
- Essex Drive & Westport Street 340 feet
- Richmond Hill Road & Saturn Lane 430 feet
- Richmond Hill Road & Wellington Court 430 feet
- Richmond Hill Road & Brunswick Street 540 feet
See every intersection along Bridgetown Street, Essex Drive or Richmond Hill Road.