Richmond Terrace & Lake Avenue
Richmond Terrace and Lake Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. The corner is also named David Villamarin Drive by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Richmond Terrace Park is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Terr/Simonson Av, is 220 feet away for the S40 and S90, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Terr/Simonson Av, 220 feet away, for the S40 and S90.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Terr/Simonson Av S40, S90220 feetS40 S90
Next buses at this stop
- S40 …
- S90 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Morningstar Road & Dr MLK Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 11 Morningstar Road Gas station0.3 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.1 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10303
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
This corner is also named David Villamarin Drive, a co-naming enacted on October 10, 2008 (Local Law 48 of 2008).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Kentucky yellowwood and the sweetgum.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on David Villamarin Drive.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Lake Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Lake Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
South side of Richmond Terrace
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 pedestrian plaza
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Richmond Terrace Park Nature area660 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Van Name/Van Pelt Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,010 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Richmond Terrace & Emeric Court 80 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Wright Avenue 240 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Simonson Avenue 290 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Mariners Lane 490 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Housman Avenue 520 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Van Name Avenue 700 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Giordan Court 920 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Granite Avenue 950 feet
See every intersection along Lake Avenue or Richmond Terrace.