Richmond Road & Colfax Avenue

Richmond Road and Colfax Avenue meet at a three-way junction in New Dorp-Midland Beach, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. New Dorp Moravian Church is 1,140 feet away. The Grant City station on the SIR is about five minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1969, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Richmond Road & Colfax Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Staten Island Railway

The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Grant City, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Grant City SIR · Staten Island Railway
    1,310 feet
    SIR

Next trains at this station

Ferry
1 line
  1. SIR …
South Shore
1 line
  1. SIR …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lincoln Av/Richmond Rd, 320 feet away, for the S51.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lincoln Av/Richmond Rd S51
    320 feet
    S51

Next buses at this stop

  1. S51 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Slosson Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1820 Richmond Road Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.9 miles
  3. 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10306
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 2
City Council district
50
Police precinct
122
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
New Dorp-Midland Beach
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1969.

Trees

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Autumn Brilliance' serviceberry and the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Richmond Road

  • Time-limited parking 4 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

Places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 religious building

Houses of worship

  1. New Dorp Moravian Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gourmet Island Supermarket
    210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two 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 nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.