Amboy Road & South Railroad Avenue

Amboy Road and South Railroad 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. Siedenburg Park is 1,140 feet away. The Bay Terrace station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1975 and 1996, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

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Amboy Road & South Railroad Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Staten Island Railway

The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Bay Terrace, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Bay Terrace SIR · Staten Island Railway
    1,090 feet
    SIR

Next trains at this station

Ferry
1 line
  1. SIR …
South Shore
1 line
  1. SIR …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Keegans LN, 0.4 miles away, for the S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM5 and four more.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hylan Blvd/Keegans LN S78, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM5 +4 · Shelter
    0.4 miles
    S78 SIM1 SIM1C SIM5 SIM6 SIM7 SIM9 SIM10
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. S78 …
  2. SIM1 …
  3. SIM1C …
  4. SIM5 …
  5. SIM6 …
  6. SIM7 …
  7. SIM9 …
  8. SIM10 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 2.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3701 Amboy Road Gas station
    880 feet

Between 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 September 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10306
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 3
City Council district
51
Police precinct
122
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Great Kills-Eltingville
Elevation
55 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1975 and 1996.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of South Railroad Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 nature area
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Siedenburg Park Nature area
    1,140 feet
  2. Greencroft Playground
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ShopRite Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Evergreen Plaza Shopping center
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.