Nelson Avenue & Dockside Lane

Nelson Avenue and Dockside Lane meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Seaside Wildlife Nature Playground is 530 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hylan Blvd/Nelson Av, is 750 feet away for the S78, S79 SBS, SIM1 and six more, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and five places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest highway entrance
Korean War Vets Parkway
2.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
Hylan Blvd/Nelson Av · S78, S79 SBS, SIM1, SIM1C +5
Within a walk
5 places
1 fire station, 1 nature area and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nelson Avenue & Dockside Lane Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Nelson Av, 750 feet away, for the S78, S79 SBS, SIM1, SIM1C and five more.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hylan Blvd/Nelson Av S78, S79 SBS, SIM1, SIM1C +5 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    750 feet
    S78 S79 SBS SIM1 SIM1C SIM5 SIM6 SIM7 SIM9 SIM10
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. S78 …
  2. S79 SBS …
  3. SIM1 …
  4. SIM1C …
  5. SIM5 …
  6. SIM6 …
  7. SIM7 …
  8. SIM9 …
  9. SIM10 …

Live arrivals

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, 2.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3961 Hylan Boulevard Gas station
    850 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

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
6 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 fire station
  • 1 nature area
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 public space

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Seaside Wildlife Nature Park
    300 feet
  2. Seaside Wildlife Nature Playground
    530 feet
  3. Crescent Beach Park Nature area
    1,140 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Port Regalle Public space
    650 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 23/Engine 162/Ladder 82 Fire station
    1,230 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dockside Lane or Nelson Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, NYPD, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.