South Railroad Avenue & Locust Avenue
South Railroad Avenue and Locust Avenue meet at a three-way junction in New Dorp-Midland Beach, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The New Dorp station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are six places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 35 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, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- New Dorp SIR · Staten Island Railway1,110 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Also within a walk
- Grant City SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
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 New Dorp Ln/New Dorp Plaza, 1,100 feet away, for the S76 and S86.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- New Dorp Ln/New Dorp Plaza S76, S861,100 feetS76 S86
Next buses at this stop
- S76 …
- S86 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on South Railroad Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway eastbound at Slosson Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 2.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 105 New Dorp Lane Gas station0.5 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.1 miles
- 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2022.
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
- 42 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1930 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 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 September 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of South Railroad Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- New HL Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet and a listed public place within a five-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- South Railroad Avenue & Otis Avenue 260 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Burbank Avenue 260 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Bache Avenue 510 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Bryant Avenue 530 feet
- Edison Street & Locust Avenue 690 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & New Dorp Plaza 770 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Bancroft Avenue 800 feet
- Edison Street & Otis Avenue 890 feet
See every intersection along Locust Avenue or South Railroad Avenue.