Koch Boulevard & Preston Avenue
Koch Boulevard and Preston 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. Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Av/Koch Blvd, is 880 feet away for the S59, S89, SIM1 and four more, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Koch Blvd, 880 feet away, for the S59, S89, SIM1, SIM1C and three more.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Koch Blvd S59, S89, SIM1, SIM1C +3880 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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 4472 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 October 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10312
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 123
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Great Kills-Eltingville
- Elevation
- 87 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 1955 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 134 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 August 2021 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Koch Boulevard
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Koch Boulevard
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 055 Henry M. Boehm School640 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground50 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Preston Avenue & Osborne Street 230 feet
- Koch Boulevard & Hales Avenue 270 feet
- Koch Boulevard & Retford Avenue 270 feet
- Preston Avenue & Rankin Street 490 feet
- Koch Boulevard & Lyndale Avenue 530 feet
- Hales Avenue & Liss Street 560 feet
- Koch Boulevard & Woods of Arden Road 710 feet
- Preston Avenue & Shirley Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along Koch Boulevard or Preston Avenue.