Giffords Lane & Margaret Street
Giffords Lane and Margaret Street meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. The corner is also named Edward Edwards Lane by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Great Kills Library is 90 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about a minute on foot. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 15 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, 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, 350 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway350 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, 170 feet away, for the S54.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Giffords Ln/Katan Av S54170 feetS54
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
Cycling
- 3 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, 2.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 3701 Amboy Road Gas station0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, 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
- 73 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Edward Edwards Lane, a co-naming enacted on December 29, 2005 (Local Law 131 of 2005).
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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Edward Edwards Lane.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and April 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Giffords Lane
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Margaret Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Margaret Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 519049.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- South Shore Toddler Academy and Pre "K" Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K930 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Great Kills Library90 feet
Community centers and public services
- Great Kills Post Office720 feet
- Older adult center at 11 Sampson Avenue Older adult center1,020 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,130 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Evergreen Plaza Shopping center0.5 miles
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Giffords Lane & Baltimore Street 250 feet
- Katan Avenue & Giffords Lane 270 feet
- Margaret Street & Rhett Avenue 280 feet
- Giffords Lane & Brower Court 500 feet
- Baltimore Street & Rhett Avenue 520 feet
- Katan Avenue & Rhett Avenue 520 feet
- Margaret Street & Hardy Place 540 feet
- Katan Avenue & Sampson Avenue 560 feet
See every intersection along Giffords Lane or Margaret Street.