Hylan Boulevard & Retford Avenue
Hylan Boulevard and Retford Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Crescent Beach Park is 180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hylan Blvd/Richmond Av, is 320 feet away for the S54, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1975, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Richmond Av, 320 feet away, for the S54.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Richmond Av S54320 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, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 4244 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10312
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 123
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Great Kills-Eltingville
- Elevation
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
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 between February 2023 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Hylan Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Crescent Beach Park Nature area180 feet
- Olmsted-Beil House Park780 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Hylan Boulevard & Preston Avenue 240 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Jughandle 310 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Hales Avenue 470 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Richmond Avenue 500 feet
- Retford Avenue & Tennyson Drive 570 feet
- Retford Avenue & King Street 690 feet
- Tennyson Drive & Prol Place 850 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Seacrest Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along Hylan Boulevard or Retford Avenue.