Giffords Lane & Dewey Avenue
Giffords Lane and Dewey Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Great Kills Library is 760 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and five places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 75 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, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway1,020 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Giffords Ln/Katan Av, 360 feet away, for the S54.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Giffords Ln/Katan Av S54360 feetS54
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks 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, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 3701 Amboy Road Gas station0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in 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
- 60 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Giffords Lane
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- South Shore Toddler Academy and Pre "K" Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,060 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Great Kills Library760 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 11 Sampson Avenue Older adult center1,150 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Evergreen Plaza Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three 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:
- Dewey Avenue & Sampson Avenue 240 feet
- Giffords Lane & Woodland Avenue 330 feet
- Katan Avenue & Giffords Lane 400 feet
- Dewey Avenue & North Rhett Avenue 420 feet
- Dewey Avenue & Schley Avenue 490 feet
- Giffords Lane & Gibson Avenue 550 feet
- Giffords Lane & Margaret Street 680 feet
- Katan Avenue & Rhett Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along Dewey Avenue or Giffords Lane.