Giffords Lane & Gibson Avenue
Giffords Lane and Gibson 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. In 2025, 850 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Great Kills Library is 1,310 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about six minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1994, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Great Kills, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway0.3 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Giffords Ln/Gibson Av, 50 feet away, for the S54, SIM5 and SIM6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Giffords Ln/Gibson Av S54, SIM5, SIM650 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, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 496 Arthur Kill Road Gas station0.7 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 February 2015.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 850 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 862nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 513 more were issued.
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
- 53 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 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 1994.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Giffords Lane
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 30 MINUTE PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
Libraries, museums and history
- Great Kills Library1,310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Giffords Lane & Woodland Avenue 220 feet
- Gibson Avenue & Sampson Avenue 240 feet
- Giffords Lane & Howton Avenue 270 feet
- Howton Avenue & Linton Place 500 feet
- Giffords Lane & Dewey Avenue 550 feet
- Leverett Avenue & Giffords Lane 600 feet
- Miles Avenue & Gibson Avenue 750 feet
- Dewey Avenue & Sampson Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along Gibson Avenue or Giffords Lane.