Richmond Terrace & Union Avenue
Richmond Terrace and Union Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Bobbie Lewis Jr. Playground is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Terr/Union Av, is 70 feet away for the S40, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Terr/Union Av, 70 feet away, for the S40.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Terr/Union Av S4070 feetS40
Next buses at this stop
- S40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Morningstar Road & Dr MLK Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 11 Morningstar Road Gas station0.7 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
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
- 6 feet above sea level
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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet.
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 March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Richmond Terrace
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Richmond Terrace
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italianate, and built in 1853.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 nature area
- 1 pedestrian plaza
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bobbie Lewis Jr. Playground820 feet
- Richmond Terrace Park Nature area910 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Van Name/Van Pelt Plaza Pedestrian plaza1,230 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Standard Oil Company No. 16 (Harbor Tug) Listed historic place1,190 feet
Houses of worship
- Fellowship Baptist Church House of worship910 feet
- Sisters Mosque House of worship1,230 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Richmond Terrace & Coonley Court 230 feet
- Richmond Terrace & De Hart Avenue 280 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Bush Avenue 340 feet
- Union Avenue & Sylvan Place 360 feet
- De Hart Avenue & Orinoco Place 570 feet
- Coonley Court & Sylvan Place 580 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Harbor Road 640 feet
- Union Avenue & Forest Court 810 feet
See every intersection along Richmond Terrace or Union Avenue.