Katan Avenue & Colon Avenue
Katan Avenue and Colon Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Great Kills Library is 1,300 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about six minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1988, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 74 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 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/Katan Av, 1,160 feet away, for the S54.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Giffords Ln/Katan Av S541,160 feetS54
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
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.
- 4275 Amboy Road Gas station0.8 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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2022.
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
- 62 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1988.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 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 August 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Katan Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 religious building
Libraries, museums and history
- Great Kills Library1,300 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Katan Avenue & Katan Loop 180 feet
- Colon Avenue & Margaret Street 250 feet
- Colon Avenue & Katan Loop 250 feet
- Katan Avenue & Brookfield Avenue 270 feet
- Colon Avenue & Dewey Avenue 410 feet
- Lamoka Avenue & Colon Avenue 510 feet
- Katan Avenue & Abingdon Avenue 530 feet
- Katan Avenue & North Rhett Avenue 660 feet
See every intersection along Colon Avenue or Katan Avenue.