Ross Avenue & 1st Street
Ross Avenue and 1st Street meet at a three-way junction in New Dorp-Midland Beach, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Engine 165/Ladder 85 firehouse is 1,270 feet away. The New Dorp station on the SIR is about five minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is New Dorp, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- New Dorp SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Creeping on Where Time Has Been” (2023) by Keri Sheheen at the New Dorp station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Amboy Rd/1 St, 90 feet away, for the S57.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Amboy Rd/1 St S5790 feetS57
Next buses at this stop
- S57 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Slosson Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2420 Richmond Road Gas station1,040 feet
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.7 miles
- 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10306
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Dorp-Midland Beach
- Elevation
- 62 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 1st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italianate Villa, and built between 1855 and 1856.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- Sips Kinder Facilities Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 165/Ladder 85 Fire station1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Amboy Road & 1st Street 90 feet
- Amboy Road & Prospect Place 190 feet
- Amboy Road & Oakley Place 240 feet
- Ross Avenue & 2nd Street 250 feet
- Amboy Road & Gail Court 390 feet
- Rose Avenue & 1st Street 400 feet
- Amboy Road & 2nd Street 410 feet
- Amboy Road & Richmond Road 490 feet
See every intersection along 1st Street or Ross Avenue.