Colon Avenue & Dewey Avenue
Colon Avenue and Dewey 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. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1988, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Great Kills, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Great Kills 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 Leverett Av/Doane Av, 0.3 miles away, for the SIM5 and SIM6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Leverett Av/Doane Av SIM5, SIM60.3 milesSIM5 SIM6
Next buses at this stop
- SIM5 …
- SIM6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 496 Arthur Kill Road Gas station0.8 miles
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 February 2022.
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
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1988.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Not on record for this corner:
- 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Colon Avenue & Katan Loop 160 feet
- Genesee Avenue & Colon Avenue 340 feet
- Katan Avenue & Colon Avenue 410 feet
- Genesee Avenue & Brookfield Avenue 590 feet
- Katan Avenue & Katan Loop 600 feet
- Colon Avenue & Margaret Street 660 feet
- Dewey Avenue & North Rhett Avenue 660 feet
- Katan Avenue & Brookfield Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along Colon Avenue or Dewey Avenue.