Amboy Road & Acacia Avenue
Amboy Road and Acacia Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Yeshiva Rabbi Jacob Joseph for Boys is 490 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about eight minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1984, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Great Kills, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway0.4 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Nelson Av/Amboy Rd, 0.3 miles away, for the S54, SIM5 and SIM6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nelson Av/Amboy Rd S54, SIM5, SIM60.3 milesS54 SIM5 SIM6
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
- SIM5 …
- SIM6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 4275 Amboy Road Gas station820 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10308
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Great Kills-Eltingville
- Elevation
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1984.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Amboy Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Rabbi Jacob Joseph for Boys School490 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,260 feet
Shopping centers
- Eltingville Shopping Center Shopping center1,140 feet
- Amboy Shopping Center Shopping center1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Amboy Road & Sherwood Place 620 feet
- Amboy Road & Saccheri Court 670 feet
- Amboy Road & Colon Avenue 860 feet
- Armstrong Avenue & Old Amboy Road 900 feet
- Amboy Road & Seeley Lane 930 feet
- Amboy Road & Armstrong Avenue 950 feet
- Amboy Road & Lindenwood Road 1,140 feet
- Seeley Lane & Pleasant Street 1,170 feet
See every intersection along Acacia Avenue or Amboy Road.