Genesee Avenue & Colon Avenue
Genesee Avenue and Colon Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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 eight minutes on foot. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1978, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 64 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 eight 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, 1,070 feet away, for the SIM5 and SIM6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Leverett Av/Doane Av SIM5, SIM61,070 feetSIM5 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, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 496 Arthur Kill Road Gas station0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
- 75 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 1978.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Genesee Avenue & Brookfield Avenue 260 feet
- Colon Avenue & Dewey Avenue 340 feet
- Colon Avenue & Katan Loop 500 feet
- Genesee Avenue & Abingdon Avenue 520 feet
- Woodland Avenue & Blaise Court 520 feet
- Katan Avenue & Colon Avenue 750 feet
- Abingdon Avenue & East Augusta Avenue 790 feet
- Abingdon Avenue & East Scranton Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along Colon Avenue, Genesee Avenue or Woodland Avenue.