Aviston Street & Amherst Avenue

Aviston Street and Amherst Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Oakwood-Richmondtown, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Great Kills Park is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Mill Rd/Aviston St, is 610 feet away for the S76 and S86, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 2000, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Aviston Street & Amherst Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Mill Rd/Aviston St, 610 feet away, for the S76 and S86.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Mill Rd/Aviston St S76, S86
    610 feet
    S76 S86

Next buses at this stop

  1. S76 …
  2. S86 …

Live arrivals

By car

  1. 105 New Dorp Lane Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 1976 Hylan Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    2.3 miles
  3. 920 Father Capodanno Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median 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 November 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10306
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 3
City Council district
50
Police precinct
122
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Oakwood-Richmondtown
Elevation
9 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 2000.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 nature area
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Great Kills Park Nature area
    660 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.