Richmond Terrace & Elizabeth Avenue

Richmond Terrace and Elizabeth Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Walker Park Playground is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Terr/Bement Av, is 330 feet away for the S40, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.

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Richmond Terrace & Elizabeth Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Richmond Terr/Bement Av, 330 feet away, for the S40.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Richmond Terr/Bement Av S40
    330 feet
    S40

Next buses at this stop

  1. S40 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bayonne Bridge at Trantor Place & Bayonne Bridge, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1320 Richmond Terrace Gas station
    550 feet
  2. 54 Central Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    2.3 miles

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10310
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 1
City Council district
49
Police precinct
120
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 200 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 1920 and 1940.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2022 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Elizabeth Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Richmond Terrace

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial, and built in 1722.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Walker Park Playground
    1,170 feet
  2. Walker Park
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kreuzer-Pelton House Listed historic place
    320 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.