Armstrong Avenue & Old Amboy Road
Armstrong Avenue and Old Amboy Road meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Yeshiva Rabbi Jacob Joseph for Boys is 610 feet away. The Eltingville station on the SIR is about nine minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 14 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1974 and 1984, 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 Eltingville, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Eltingville SIR · Staten Island Railway0.4 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Amboy Rd, 0.4 miles away, for the S59.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Amboy Rd S590.4 milesS59
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 4275 Amboy Road Gas station1,040 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- 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 1974 and 1984.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Shumard's oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Armstrong Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Rabbi Jacob Joseph for Boys School610 feet
- Village Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,240 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch460 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket870 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Eltingville Shopping Center Shopping center360 feet
- Amboy Shopping Center Shopping center410 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and three 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Amboy Road & Armstrong Avenue 210 feet
- Armstrong Avenue & Wilson Avenue 400 feet
- Robinson Avenue & St Albans Place 660 feet
- Wilson Avenue & Escanaba Avenue 720 feet
- Wilson Avenue & Demopolis Avenue 750 feet
- Amboy Road & Acacia Avenue 900 feet
- Beach Road & St Albans Place 920 feet
- Armstrong Avenue & Oakdale Street 980 feet
See every intersection along Armstrong Avenue or Old Amboy Road.