Nelson Avenue & Driggs Street
Nelson Avenue and Driggs Street meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Battalion 23/Engine 162/Ladder 82 firehouse is 170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nelson Av/Driggs St, is 60 feet away for the S54, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and seven places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nelson Av/Driggs St, 60 feet away, for the S54.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nelson Av/Driggs St S5460 feetS54
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 3961 Hylan Boulevard Gas station560 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2022.
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
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 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
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Nelson Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 religious building
Fire and police
- Battalion 23/Engine 162/Ladder 82 Fire station170 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and four food stores.
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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Nelson Avenue & Florence Street 70 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Presley Street 260 feet
- Nelson Avenue & David Street 270 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Nash Court 360 feet
- Florence Street & Tarlee Place 400 feet
- Wiman Avenue & Driggs Street 510 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Hillcrest Street 570 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Nelson Avenue 580 feet
See every intersection along Driggs Street or Nelson Avenue.