South Railroad Avenue & Beach Avenue

South Railroad Avenue and Beach Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in New Dorp-Midland Beach, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. New Dorp Park is 600 feet away. The New Dorp station on the SIR is about three minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and five places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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South Railroad Avenue & Beach Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Staten Island Railway

The nearest Staten Island Railway station is New Dorp, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. New Dorp SIR · Staten Island Railway
    900 feet
    SIR

Next trains at this station

Ferry
1 line
  1. SIR …
South Shore
1 line
  1. 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/Beach Av, 580 feet away, for the S57 and SIM15.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amboy Rd/Beach Av S57, SIM15
    580 feet
    S57 SIM15

Next buses at this stop

  1. S57 …
  2. SIM15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Beach Avenue, New Dorp Plaza and South Railroad Avenue.

By car

  1. 105 New Dorp Lane Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.6 miles
  3. 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and July 2016, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Beach Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Beach Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of South Railroad Avenue

  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nature area
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Sips Kinder Facilities Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet
  2. New Millennium Training Center (The) Trade or language school
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. New Dorp Park Nature area
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ShopRite Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Boulevard Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.