Amboy Road & Retford Avenue
Amboy Road and Retford Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. South Shore YMCA is 780 feet away. The Eltingville station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 16 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1970 and 2003, 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 Eltingville, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Eltingville SIR · Staten Island Railway960 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Amboy Rd, 580 feet away, for the S59.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Amboy Rd S59580 feetS59
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
Cycling
- 9 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 4472 Amboy Road Gas station1,040 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10312
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 123
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Great Kills-Eltingville
- Elevation
- 73 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1970 and 2003.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Amboy Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 career or business center
- 1 post office
- 1 recreation center
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K950 feet
- Oakdale Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5990 feet
Houses of worship
- Bethel Evangelical Free Church House of worship200 feet
Community centers and public services
- South Shore YMCA Recreation center780 feet
- Staten Island South Shore Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center870 feet
- Eltingville Post Office1,220 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch520 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch770 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Amboy Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
- Eltingville Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and six 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Amboy Road & Lyndale Avenue 260 feet
- Amboy Road & Preston Avenue 270 feet
- Lyndale Avenue & Lyndale Lane 450 feet
- Preston Avenue & Ogden Street 530 feet
- Amboy Road & Richmond Avenue 530 feet
- Amboy Road & Bamberger Lane 580 feet
- Oakdale Street & Retford Avenue 600 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Lyndale Lane 710 feet
See every intersection along Amboy Road or Retford Avenue.