Richmond Road & Summit Avenue
Richmond Road and Summit Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Oakwood-Richmondtown, Staten Island. The corner is also named FDNY Firefighter Dennis Heedles Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Engine 165/Ladder 85 firehouse is 120 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. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, 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 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 …
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/Summit Av, 50 feet away, for the S57 and S74.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Rd/Summit Av S57, S7450 feetS57 S74
Next buses at this stop
- S57 …
- S74 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at South Gannon Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2420 Richmond Road Gas station0.3 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.8 miles
- 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 June 2023.
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)
- Oakwood-Richmondtown
- Elevation
- 81 feet above sea level
This corner is also named FDNY Firefighter Dennis Heedles Way, a co-naming enacted on December 1, 2017 (Local Law 237 of 2017).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on FDNY Firefighter Dennis Heedles Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and July 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Richmond Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Summit Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner.
- Egbertville World War Memorial Stele, 1920800 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- High Rock Park Nature area1,070 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 165/Ladder 85 Fire station120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Richmond Road & Beacon Avenue 160 feet
- Richmond Road & Dorothea Place 310 feet
- Richmond Road & Morley Avenue 360 feet
- Richmond Road & Geldner Avenue 430 feet
- Richmond Road & Morley Avenue at Enfield Place 450 feet
- Ebony Street & Morley Avenue 560 feet
- Beacon Avenue & Luigi Place 600 feet
- Geldner Avenue & St Stephens Place 690 feet
See every intersection along Richmond Road or Summit Avenue.