Richmond Terrace & Pelton Avenue
Richmond Terrace and Pelton Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. The corner is also named Thomas “Citos” Rigney Way 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. Walker Park Playground is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Terr/Davis Av, is 360 feet away for the S40, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them listed historic places, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Terr/Davis Av, 360 feet away, for the S40.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Terr/Davis Av S40360 feetS40
Next buses at this stop
- S40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bayonne Bridge at Trantor Place & Bayonne Bridge, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1320 Richmond Terrace Gas station1,020 feet
- 54 Central Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers2.3 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Thomas “Citos” Rigney Way, a co-naming enacted on July 20, 2024 (Local Law 81 of 2024).
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 130 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 1960.
Trees
Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Thomas “Citos” Rigney Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Pelton Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Richmond Terrace
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial and Gothic Revival, one each, and built between 1722 and 1850.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 listed historic places
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Walker Park Playground710 feet
- Walker Park720 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Kreuzer-Pelton House Listed historic place210 feet
- Dr. Samuel Mackenzie Elliott House Listed historic place1,070 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and 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:
- Pelton Avenue & Pelton Place 320 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Davis Avenue 380 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Pelton Place 390 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Elizabeth Avenue 460 feet
- Davis Avenue & Delafield Place 680 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Bement Avenue 780 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Bard Avenue 990 feet
- Elizabeth Avenue & Howard Court 1,130 feet
See every intersection along Pelton Avenue or Richmond Terrace.