South Railroad Avenue & Clarence Place
South Railroad Avenue and Clarence Place meet at a three-way junction in Oakwood-Richmondtown, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Oakwood Heights station on the SIR is about a minute on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1975, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese flowering cherry.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Oakwood Heights, 380 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Oakwood Heights SIR · Staten Island Railway380 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Guyon Av/South Railroad Av, 730 feet away, for the S57.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Guyon Av/South Railroad Av S57730 feetS57
Next buses at this stop
- S57 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on South Railroad Avenue.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
- 105 New Dorp Lane Gas station0.8 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2 miles
- 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.8 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 January 2014.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10306
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 50
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakwood-Richmondtown
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 1955 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese flowering cherry.
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 September 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of South Railroad Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Acel Training Center Trade or language school970 feet
Supermarkets
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- South Railroad Avenue & Oak Avenue 260 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Cedarview Avenue Footbridge 350 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Peter Avenue 420 feet
- Oak Avenue & Acorn Street 520 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Cedarview Avenue 530 feet
- 8th Street & Clarence Place 610 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Penn Avenue 680 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Guyon Avenue 690 feet
See every intersection along Clarence Place or South Railroad Avenue.