Richmond Terrace & Nicholas Street
Richmond Terrace and Nicholas Street meet at a three-way junction in St. George-New Brighton, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. In 2025, 1,353 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. St. George Esplanade is 70 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Terr/Nicholas St, is 40 feet away for the S40, and 19 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Terr/Nicholas St, 40 feet away, for the S40.
- 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Terr/Nicholas St S4040 feetS40
Next buses at this stop
- S40 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
- 700 Richmond Terrace Gas station0.9 miles
- 54 Central Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2026
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,353 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 607th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 612 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. George-New Brighton
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1976.
Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Nicholas Street
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Nicholas Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Richmond Terrace
- Carshare only 3 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Richmond Terrace
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 27 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Colonial. They were built between 1839 and 1949.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 courthouse
- 1 public space
Schools and child care
- Curtis High School Landmark760 feet
- The Harbor View School820 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- North Shore Esplanade Park70 feet
- St. George Esplanade Park70 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at NY Wheel Public space540 feet
Community centers and public services
- Richmond Family Court Courthouse1,240 feet
Shopping centers
- Empire Outlets Shopping center0.3 miles
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.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Carroll Place & Nicholas Street 290 feet
- St Marks Place & Nicholas Street 520 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Stuyvesant Place 700 feet
- St Marks Place & Hamilton Avenue 1,080 feet
- Hamilton Avenue & Stuyvesant Place 1,080 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Hamilton Avenue 1,080 feet
- Richmond Terrace & St Peters Place 1,110 feet
- Carroll Place & St Peters Place 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Nicholas Street or Richmond Terrace.