Katan Avenue & Greaves Avenue
Katan Avenue and Greaves Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Siedenburg Park is 40 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about eight minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1988, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Great Kills, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway0.4 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, 0.3 miles away, for the S54.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Giffords Ln/Katan Av S540.3 milesS54
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, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 3701 Amboy Road Gas station0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven 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 February 2026.
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
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Greaves Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
Schools and child care
- Diversity Academy Child Care 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Siedenburg Park Nature area40 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket900 feet
Shopping centers
- Evergreen Plaza Shopping center700 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Katan Avenue & Exeter Street 270 feet
- Greaves Avenue & Greaves Lane 310 feet
- Greaves Avenue & Dewey Place 420 feet
- Greaves Lane & Stern Court 510 feet
- Katan Avenue & Shafter Avenue 520 feet
- Greaves Avenue & Dewey Avenue 600 feet
- Dewey Avenue & Dewey Place 640 feet
- Dewey Avenue & Exeter Street 680 feet
See every intersection along Greaves Avenue or Katan Avenue.