Amboy Road & Greaves Avenue
Amboy Road and Greaves Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Siedenburg Park is 890 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1992, 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, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 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, 0.4 miles away, for the S54, SIM5 and SIM6.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nelson Av/Amboy Rd S54, SIM5, SIM60.4 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, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 3701 Amboy Road Gas station940 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 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
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1960 and 1992.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Amboy Road
- No standing 11 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Amboy Road
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Greaves Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Greaves Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Siedenburg Park Nature area890 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch760 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Evergreen Plaza Shopping center1,250 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Amboy Road & Highland Road 150 feet
- Greaves Avenue & Stonecrest Court 180 feet
- Amboy Road & Midland Road 180 feet
- Greaves Avenue & Oak Court 210 feet
- Midland Road & Clinton Road 350 feet
- Great Kills Road & Dent Road 430 feet
- Highland Road & Dent Road 490 feet
- Amboy Road & Fieldway Avenue 560 feet
See every intersection along Amboy Road, Great Kills Road or Greaves Avenue.