Katan Avenue & Miles Avenue
Katan Avenue and Miles 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. Siedenburg Park is 810 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about five minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1987, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 64 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 five 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, 790 feet away, for the S54.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Giffords Ln/Katan Av S54790 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, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 3701 Amboy Road Gas station0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 September 2025.
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
- 53 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 1955 and 1987.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Katan Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Katan Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Miles Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 nature area
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- South Shore Toddler Academy and Pre "K" Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K820 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Siedenburg Park Nature area810 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Great Kills Library1,100 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 11 Sampson Avenue Older adult center750 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Evergreen Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Katan Avenue & Schley Avenue 250 feet
- Katan Avenue & Shafter Avenue 250 feet
- Miles Avenue & Dewey Avenue 400 feet
- Katan Avenue & Sampson Avenue 450 feet
- Katan Avenue & Exeter Street 500 feet
- Dewey Avenue & Schley Avenue 650 feet
- Dewey Avenue & Shafter Avenue 660 feet
- Katan Avenue & Giffords Lane 740 feet
See every intersection along Katan Avenue or Miles Avenue.