Katan Avenue & Cortelyou Avenue

Katan Avenue and Cortelyou 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. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Av/Genesee Av, is 0.4 miles away for the S59 and S79 SBS. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1970 and 1980, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.

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Katan Avenue & Cortelyou Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Genesee Av, 0.4 miles away, for the S59 and S79 SBS.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Richmond Av/Genesee Av S59, S79 SBS · Shelter
    0.4 miles
    S59 S79 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. S59 …
  2. S79 SBS …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Amboy Road Gas station
    0.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10312
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

Homes

About 600 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 1970 and 1980.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.

Shopping centers

  1. Amboy Shopping Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, NYC Finance and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.