STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sometimes the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Weeks after the Advance/SILive.com reported on an unsanctioned stop sign on the borough’s East Shore, an official sign has been installed at the same intersection.
Recently, the Department of Transportation installed a new all-way stop at Robin Road and Jackson Avenue in South Beach.
The installation happened near the end of October, and according to the agency, the sign was added based on feedback from the neighborhood.
“After hearing feedback from residents in the area, NYC DOT studied this location and found that a vast majority of drivers traveled through this intersection well above the posted speed limit, qualifying it for an all-way stop,” said agency spokesperson Will Livingston.
Road marking for the stop sign will be painted in the next few weeks, he added.
Drivers may need time to adjust to the change, however. During a recent visit to the area, an Advance/SILive.com reporter observed the intersection for approximately 15 minutes and counted 11 drivers out of 18 ignoring the new sign.
In September, the DOT said it would take down an unofficial stop sign at the same intersection.
This photo from September 2025 shows the unofficial stop sign that was installed at Robin Road.(Dennis Rees for the Advance/SILive.com)
The sign, which was located at the intersection of two narrow, one-way streets, faced traffic coming from Ocean Avenue.
Unlike others nearby, the suspect stop sign was bolted to a utility pole, and not its own vertical support.
Upon closer inspection, the stop sign was also off in color, a brighter shade of red than official New York City signs.
It also lacked any markings from the Department of Transportation, which feature prominently on authorized signs.
This image shows a comparison between the former unofficial stop sign, left, and the official sign installed by the city, right. (Advance/SILive.com | Mike Matteo)
The only markings on the unofficial sign read “T&R #BST30,″ which when searched online led to stop signs listed for sale starting at $27.
When asked about the sign, one nearby homeowner said that while he isn’t sure who put the sign up, or when, it has helped with the street’s speeding issue.
“That’s the way it is sometimes, but the stop sign is good,” said Igor Manuylov of South Beach, regarding the unsanctioned sign.
While on the scene, an Advance/SILive.com reporter noted several cars driving at a high rate of speed down narrow Robin Road.
“There’s definitely a speeding problem here, the people aren’t driving they’re flying. The stop sign is good [for the speeding issue], it’s better than nothing,” Manuylov continued.
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