Amboy Road & Brown Avenue
Amboy Road and Brown Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Christ Lutheran Church is 1,100 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about a minute on foot. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, 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 Great Kills, 360 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway360 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Nelson Av/Amboy Rd, 430 feet away, for the S54, SIM5 and SIM6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nelson Av/Amboy Rd S54, SIM5, SIM6430 feetS54 SIM5 SIM6
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
- SIM5 …
- SIM6 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 3701 Amboy Road Gas station0.5 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 December 2024.
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
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Amboy Road
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Brown Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Brown Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 post office
Libraries, museums and history
- Great Kills Library770 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Lutheran Church House of worship1,100 feet
Community centers and public services
- Great Kills Post Office290 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch470 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch790 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy920 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Amboy Road & Giffords Lane 50 feet
- Amboy Road & Hillside Terrace 140 feet
- Giffords Lane & Brower Court 240 feet
- Hillside Terrace & Adrienne Place 370 feet
- Amboy Road & Nelson Avenue 390 feet
- Giffords Lane & Baltimore Street 500 feet
- Cleveland Avenue & Locust Place 540 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Brower Court 580 feet
See every intersection along Amboy Road or Brown Avenue.