Nelson Avenue & Grandview Terrace
Nelson Avenue and Grandview Terrace meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. In 2025, 1,934 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The Battalion 23/Engine 162/Ladder 82 firehouse is 1,060 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about eight minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, 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 Nelson Av/Monticello Terr, 270 feet away, for the S54, SIM5 and SIM6.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nelson Av/Monticello Terr S54, SIM5, SIM6270 feetS54 SIM5 SIM6
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
- SIM5 …
- SIM6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 3961 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2022.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,934 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 439th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,250 more were issued.
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
- 77 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Grandview Terrace
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Grandview Terrace
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Nelson Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- St Clare School1,210 feet
- I.S. 024 Myra S. Barnes School1,280 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Lutheran Church House of worship1,060 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 23/Engine 162/Ladder 82 Fire station1,060 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Nelson Avenue & Edgewood Road 160 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Hillcrest Street 330 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Rustic Place 350 feet
- Lindenwood Road & Edgewood Road 520 feet
- Cleveland Avenue & Grandview Terrace 530 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Nash Court 530 feet
- Lindenwood Road & Hillcrest Avenue 610 feet
- Nelson Avenue & David Street 620 feet
See every intersection along Grandview Terrace or Nelson Avenue.