Barlow Avenue & Giffords Lane
Barlow Avenue and Giffords Lane meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. King Fisher Park is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Giffords Ln/Barlow Av, is 110 feet away for the S54, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1990, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Giffords Ln/Barlow Av, 110 feet away, for the S54.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Giffords Ln/Barlow Av S54110 feetS54
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway southbound at Drumgoole Road West & Richmond Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 496 Arthur Kill Road Gas station0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2024
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024
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
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 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 1960 and 1990.
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- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and March 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Giffords Lane
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Giffords Lane
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 032 the Gifford School640 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- King Fisher Park Nature area890 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Giffords Lane & Jumel Street 270 feet
- Giffords Lane & Islington Street 270 feet
- Barlow Avenue & Stieg Avenue 300 feet
- Giffords Lane & Michael Court 320 feet
- Giffords Lane & Teresa Lane 450 feet
- Giffords Lane & Hereford Street 520 feet
- Barlow Avenue & Elverton Avenue 550 feet
- Giffords Lane & Eric Lane 580 feet
See every intersection along Barlow Avenue or Giffords Lane.