Giffords Lane & Howton Avenue
Giffords Lane and Howton Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. P.S. 032 the Gifford School is 1,280 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about seven minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1990, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 46 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, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven 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/Leverett Av, 240 feet away, for the S54.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Giffords Ln/Leverett Av S54240 feetS54
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
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 station0.6 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 March 2025.
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
- 50 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1990.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and 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
North side of Howton Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Howton Avenue
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 30 MINUTE PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 032 the Gifford School1,280 feet
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:
- Howton Avenue & Linton Place 240 feet
- Giffords Lane & Gibson Avenue 270 feet
- Leverett Avenue & Giffords Lane 330 feet
- Giffords Lane & Woodland Avenue 480 feet
- Gibson Avenue & Sampson Avenue 510 feet
- Leverett Avenue & Linton Place 550 feet
- Leverett Avenue & Stieg Avenue 630 feet
- Giffords Lane & Michael Court 800 feet
See every intersection along Giffords Lane or Howton Avenue.