Richmond Road is a major north-south artery along the East Shore

East Shore, Staten Island

The term East Shore is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods along the Lower New York Bay and the Raritan Bay and within New York City's borough of Staten Island....

 of the New York City borough of Staten Island

Staten Island

Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...

. It is approximately 4.93 miles (7.9 km) long, and runs through the neighborhoods of Concord

Concord, Staten Island

Concord is a neighborhood located in the Borough of Staten Island in New York City, New York, United States.Located in northeastern Staten Island, and bordered by the neighborhoods of Grasmere, Clifton, Dongan Hills, Emerson Hill, and Old Town, Concord was named Dutch Farms originally, but was...

, Grymes Hill

Grymes Hill, Staten Island

Grymes Hill is a neighborhood, situated upon a hill by that name, on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. The east side of the hill is defined by Van Duzer Street and Richmond Road to the intersection with the Staten Island Expressway, which, with Clove Road, defines the...

, Emerson Hill

Emerson Hill, Staten Island

Emerson Hill is the name of a hilly area, and the neighborhood upon which the hill is situated, in Staten Island, New York, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA....

, Grasmere

Grasmere, Staten Island

Grasmere is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City.Grasmere although crossed by major roads has retained its quiet suburban character. The area and adjoining Concord was dotted with lakes and ponds similar to the English...

, Old Town

Old Town, Staten Island

Old Town is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Staten Island, located on its East Shore. Old Town was established in August 1661 as part of New Netherland, and was the first permanent European settlement on Staten Island...

, Dongan Hills

Dongan Hills, Staten Island

Dongan Hills is a neighborhood located within New York City, USA's borough of Staten Island. It is on the Island's East Shore.The neighborhood was originally known by two separate names, the western half being called Hillside Park and the eastern half Linden Park...

, Grant City

Grant City, Staten Island

Grant City is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York, USA. The island comprises one of the five boroughs of New York City.-History:...

, Todt Hill, New Dorp

New Dorp, Staten Island

New Dorp – an anglicization of Nieuwe Dorp, Dutch for New Village – is a neighborhood in Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, United States. The community lies near the foot of Todt Hill, with Grant City immediately to its north, Oakwood bordering to the south, and...

, Egbertville

Egbertville, Staten Island

Egbertville is the name of a neighborhood located immediately inland from, but classifiable within, the East Shore of Staten Island. The island forms one of the five boroughs of the USA's largest city, New York....

, Lighthouse Hill

Lighthouse Hill, Staten Island

Lighthouse Hill is the name of a hill, and the neighborhood situated thereon, in the New York City borough of Staten Island.Formerly known as Richmond Hill , Lighthouse Hill acquired its present name when the Staten Island Range Light, towering 141 feet above the Lower New York Bay, was built...

, and Richmondtown

Richmondtown, Staten Island

Richmondtown, is a neighborhood on Staten Island in New York City, New York, in the United States.Originally known as Coccles Town because of the abundance of oyster and clam shells found in the waters of the nearby Fresh Kills, Richmondtown gained its present name in 1728 when the village now...

.

Parts of Richmond Road along with all of Vanderbilt Avenue

Vanderbilt Avenue (Staten Island)

Vanderbilt Avenue is a major northeast-southwest artery along the East Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is approximately long, and runs through the neighborhoods of Clifton, Stapleton Heights, Concord, and Grymes Hill...

 and all of Amboy Road

Amboy Road

Amboy Road is a major north-south artery along the South-East Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is approximately long.Along with parts of Richmond Road and all of Vanderbilt Avenue, Amboy Road forms the last leg of Staten Island's colonial-era eastern corridor that predates...

 form Staten Island's colonial-era eastern corridor that predates the newer, straighter, and wider Hylan Boulevard

Hylan Boulevard

Hylan Boulevard is a major northeast-southwest boulevard in the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is approximately long , and runs from the North Shore neighborhood of Rosebank to the South Shore neighborhood of Tottenville....

. The three roads that make up the corridor share a common numbering system, i.e. Richmond Road's numbers start where Vanderbilt Avenue's leave off and Amboy Road's numbers start where Amboy Road forks away from Richmond Road. This numbering system includes the numerically highest of street addresses in New York City.
Other roads that fork off of this corridor are: St. Paul's Avenue

St. Paul's Avenue

St. Paul's Avenue is a secondary north-south artery along the North-East Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is approximately long, and runs through the neighborhoods of Tompkinsville, Stapleton Heights, and Ward Hill....

, Van Duzer Street

Van Duzer Street

Van Duzer Street is a secondary north-south artery along the North-East Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is approximately long, and runs through the neighborhoods of Tompkinsville, Stapleton, Grymes Hill, and Clifton....

, Targee Street

Targee Street

Targee Street is a primary north-south artery along the East Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is approximately long, and runs through the neighborhoods of Stapleton, Clifton, Concord, Old Town, and Dongan Hills....

, Rockland Avenue

Rockland Avenue

Rockland Avenue is a major east-west artery in central Staten Island, New York City. It is approximately long, and runs through the neighborhoods of New Dorp, Lighthouse Hill, Egbertville, Willowbrook, and New Springville....

, Bloomingdale Road

Bloomingdale Road (Staten Island)

Bloomingdale Road is a major east-west artery in the South Shore region of Staten Island, New York City. It is approximately long, and runs through the neighborhoods of Rossville, Sandy Ground, Woodrow, and Pleasant Plains....

, Pleasant Plains Avenue, and Richmond Valley Road.

Richmond Road is served by the S74/S84 and S76/S86 local buses, as well as the X15 express bus. The S54 and S57 local buses also cover a portion of the route.