Giffords Glen & Nolan Avenue
Giffords Glen and Nolan Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Great Kills Veterans Playground is 1,280 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about two minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 15 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Great Kills, 420 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway420 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Nelson Av/Amboy Rd, 530 feet away, for the S54, SIM5 and SIM6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nelson Av/Amboy Rd S54, SIM5, SIM6530 feetS54 SIM5 SIM6
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
- SIM5 …
- SIM6 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
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.
- 4275 Amboy Road Gas station0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2017.
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
- 59 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Giffords Glen
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Nolan Avenue
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
West side of Nolan Avenue
- Time-limited parking 4 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 8 Shirlee Solomon School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Great Kills Veterans Playground1,280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Great Kills Library1,170 feet
Community centers and public services
- Great Kills Post Office310 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch600 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy520 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Nelson Avenue & Giffords Glen 240 feet
- Lindenwood Road & Giffords Glen 250 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Brower Court 310 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Nelson Avenue Footbridge 350 feet
- Amboy Road & Nolan Avenue 360 feet
- Amboy Road & Lindenwood Road 490 feet
- Amboy Road & Nelson Avenue 540 feet
- Giffords Lane & Brower Court 650 feet
See every intersection along Giffords Glen or Nolan Avenue.