South Railroad Avenue & Penn Avenue
South Railroad Avenue and Penn Avenue 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 four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 29 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 Oakwood Heights, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Oakwood Heights SIR · Staten Island Railway1,060 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Amboy Rd/Tysens LN, 940 feet away, for the S57 and SIM15.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Amboy Rd/Tysens LN S57, SIM15940 feetS57 SIM15
Next buses at this stop
- S57 …
- SIM15 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on South Railroad Avenue.
By car
- 105 New Dorp Lane Gas station0.7 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.9 miles
- 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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 August 2015.
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
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- South Railroad Avenue & Peter Avenue 260 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Tysens Lane 270 feet
- Penn Avenue & 8th Street 520 feet
- Tysens Lane & Arc Place 560 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Reno Avenue 580 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Clarence Place 680 feet
- Tysens Lane & 8th Street 780 feet
- 8th Street & Peter Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Penn Avenue or South Railroad Avenue.