Leverett Avenue & Giffords Lane
Leverett Avenue and Giffords Lane meet at a four-way crossing 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. P.S. 032 the Gifford School is 950 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about eight minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1977, almost all in houses of one or two.
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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/Leverett Av, 90 feet away, for the S54.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Giffords Ln/Leverett Av S5490 feetS54
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack 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.
- 496 Arthur Kill Road Gas station0.6 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.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 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
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 500 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 1960 and 1977.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and January 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Giffords Lane
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Giffords Lane
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 032 the Gifford School950 feet
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Leverett Avenue & Linton Place 240 feet
- Leverett Avenue & Stieg Avenue 300 feet
- Giffords Lane & Howton Avenue 330 feet
- Giffords Lane & Michael Court 470 feet
- Giffords Lane & Jumel Street 520 feet
- Leverett Avenue & Elverton Avenue 560 feet
- Howton Avenue & Linton Place 560 feet
- Giffords Lane & Gibson Avenue 600 feet
See every intersection along Giffords Lane or Leverett Avenue.