Amboy Road & Giffords Lane
Amboy Road and Giffords Lane meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Great Kills Post Office is 250 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, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway320 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, 390 feet away, for the S54, SIM5 and SIM6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nelson Av/Amboy Rd S54, SIM5, SIM6390 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2019
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023
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
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 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 5pm on Amboy Road (south side).
North side of Amboy Road
- No standing 14 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Giffords Lane
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Giffords Lane
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 518003 and 522436.
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 Library730 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Lutheran Church House of worship1,150 feet
Community centers and public services
- Great Kills Post Office250 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch420 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch840 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy880 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Amboy Road & Brown Avenue 50 feet
- Amboy Road & Hillside Terrace 180 feet
- Giffords Lane & Brower Court 200 feet
- Amboy Road & Nelson Avenue 350 feet
- Hillside Terrace & Adrienne Place 420 feet
- Giffords Lane & Baltimore Street 450 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Brower Court 540 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Nelson Avenue Footbridge 580 feet
See every intersection along Amboy Road or Giffords Lane.