South Railroad Avenue & Peter Avenue
South Railroad Avenue and Peter Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Oakwood-Richmondtown, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. In 2025, 989 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The Oakwood Heights station on the SIR is about three minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Oakwood Heights, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Oakwood Heights SIR · Staten Island Railway800 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, 1,150 feet away, for the S57.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Guyon Av/South Railroad Av S571,150 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 station0.7 miles
- 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2 miles
- 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 989 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 771st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 541 more were issued.
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
- 37 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 in 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 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 listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- South Railroad Avenue & Penn Avenue 260 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Clarence Place 420 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Tysens Lane 530 feet
- 8th Street & Peter Avenue 540 feet
- 8th Street & Clarence Place 650 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Oak Avenue 680 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Cedarview Avenue Footbridge 770 feet
- Penn Avenue & 8th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Peter Avenue or South Railroad Avenue.