Richmond Road & Otis Avenue
Richmond Road and Otis Avenue meet at a three-way junction in New Dorp-Midland Beach, Staten Island. The corner is also named Frank Varriano Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Our Lady Queen of Peace School is 1,020 feet away. The New Dorp station on the SIR is about eight minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is New Dorp, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- New Dorp SIR · Staten Island Railway0.4 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Also within a walk
- Grant City SIR · Staten Island Railway0.5 milesSIR
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Creeping on Where Time Has Been” (2023) by Keri Sheheen at the New Dorp station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Rd/Locust Av, 110 feet away, for the S74 and S76.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Rd/Locust Av S74, S76110 feetS74 S76
Next buses at this stop
- S74 …
- S76 …
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.
- 2420 Richmond Road Gas station1,120 feet
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 66 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Frank Varriano Way, a co-naming enacted on January 19, 2020 (Local Law 26 of 2020).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1967.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Heritage' river birch.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Frank Varriano Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Richmond Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Lady Queen of Peace School1,020 feet
Houses of worship
- New Dorp Moravian Church House of worship1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Gourmet Island Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Richmond Road & Locust Avenue 240 feet
- Richmond Road & Burbank Avenue 480 feet
- Richmond Road & Bryant Avenue 480 feet
- St Stephens Place & Altamont Street 490 feet
- Otis Avenue & Allison Place 560 feet
- Altamont Street & Foxholm Street 560 feet
- 3rd Street & Locust Avenue 660 feet
- Richmond Road & Steele Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along Otis Avenue or Richmond Road.