Katan Avenue & Getz Avenue
Katan Avenue and Getz Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. The corner is also named FDNY Capt. John R. Graziano Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Eltingville station on the SIR is about nine minutes on foot. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1970 and 1989, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 59 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 Eltingville, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Eltingville SIR · Staten Island Railway0.5 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Katan Av, 860 feet away, for the S59, S89, SIM1, SIM1C and three more.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Katan Av S59, S89, SIM1, SIM1C +3860 feetS59 S89 SIM1 SIM1C SIM7 SIM10 SIM22
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
- S89 …
- SIM1 …
- SIM1C …
- SIM7 …
- SIM10 …
- SIM22 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 4472 Amboy Road Gas station0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
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
- 41 feet above sea level
This corner is also named FDNY Capt. John R. Graziano Way, a co-naming enacted on February 25, 2016 (Local Law 23 of 2016).
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 1989.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on FDNY Capt. John R. Graziano Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2025 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Getz Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Getz Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedShopping centers
- Amboy Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Katan Avenue & Ridgewood Avenue 260 feet
- Katan Avenue & Eltingville Boulevard 260 feet
- Ridgewood Avenue & Patty Court 410 feet
- Ridgewood Avenue & Frank Court 440 feet
- Katan Avenue & Bartlett Avenue 520 feet
- Lamoka Avenue & Getz Avenue 780 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Katan Avenue 780 feet
- Genesee Avenue & Getz Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along Getz Avenue or Katan Avenue.