Giffords Lane & Elkhart Street
Giffords Lane and Elkhart Street 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. The David Marquis School of the Arts is 1,290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Giffords Ln/Arthur Kill Rd, is 250 feet away for the S54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1992, 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/Arthur Kill Rd, 250 feet away, for the S54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Giffords Ln/Arthur Kill Rd S54250 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, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 496 Arthur Kill Road Gas station1,000 feet
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 February 2019.
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
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 300 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 1955 and 1992.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Giffords Lane
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The David Marquis School of the Arts School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Brookfield Park370 feet
- King Fisher Park Nature area740 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Giffords Lane & Dorit Court 110 feet
- Giffords Lane & Fairfield Street 260 feet
- Giffords Lane & Daleham Street 260 feet
- Arthur Kill Road & Giffords Lane 370 feet
- Miles Avenue & Elkhart Street 440 feet
- Giffords Lane & Gurley Avenue 520 feet
- Miles Avenue & Daleham Street 660 feet
- Miles Avenue & Fairfield Street 700 feet
See every intersection along Elkhart Street or Giffords Lane.