Katan Avenue & Schley Avenue
Katan Avenue and Schley Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Great Kills Library is 850 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and three places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1987, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 67 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, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway1,110 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, 540 feet away, for the S54.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Giffords Ln/Katan Av S54540 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 countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2015.
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
- 55 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 1987.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 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
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Katan Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Katan 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-K570 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Siedenburg Park Nature area1,060 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Great Kills Library850 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 11 Sampson Avenue Older adult center510 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Evergreen Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Katan Avenue & Sampson Avenue 200 feet
- Katan Avenue & Miles Avenue 250 feet
- Dewey Avenue & Schley Avenue 400 feet
- Katan Avenue & Giffords Lane 490 feet
- Katan Avenue & Shafter Avenue 500 feet
- Dewey Avenue & Sampson Avenue 650 feet
- Miles Avenue & Dewey Avenue 650 feet
- Lamoka Avenue & Sampson Avenue 690 feet
See every intersection along Katan Avenue or Schley Avenue.