Katan Avenue & Sampson Avenue
Katan Avenue and Sampson 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 1,260 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about three minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and six places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1988, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 60 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, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway910 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Giffords Ln/Katan Av, 330 feet away, for the S54.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Giffords Ln/Katan Av S54330 feetS54
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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 station0.6 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 April 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
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1950 and 1988.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Katan Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 nature area
- 1 older adult center
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- South Shore Toddler Academy and Pre "K" Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K370 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Siedenburg Park Nature area1,260 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Great Kills Library650 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 11 Sampson Avenue Older adult center460 feet
- Great Kills Post Office1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Evergreen Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Katan Avenue & Schley Avenue 200 feet
- Katan Avenue & Giffords Lane 290 feet
- Katan Avenue & Miles Avenue 450 feet
- Lamoka Avenue & Sampson Avenue 500 feet
- Giffords Lane & Margaret Street 560 feet
- Katan Avenue & Rhett Avenue 570 feet
- Dewey Avenue & Schley Avenue 600 feet
- Giffords Lane & Dewey Avenue 690 feet
See every intersection along Katan Avenue or Sampson Avenue.