Nelson Avenue & Hartford Street
Nelson Avenue and Hartford Street meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. The corner is also named Christopher Dylan Damiano Avenue by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Seaside Wildlife Nature Park is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hylan Blvd/Nelson Av, is 300 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 four public places and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Nelson Av, 300 feet away, for the S78, S79 SBS, SIM1, SIM1C and five more.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Nelson Av S78, S79 SBS, SIM1, SIM1C +5 · Shelter · Countdown sign300 feetS78 S79 SBS SIM1 SIM1C SIM5 SIM6 SIM7 SIM9 SIM10
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
- S79 SBS …
- SIM1 …
- SIM1C …
- SIM5 …
- SIM6 …
- SIM7 …
- SIM9 …
- SIM10 …
Cycling
- 5 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, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 3961 Hylan Boulevard Gas station400 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 21 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Christopher Dylan Damiano Avenue, a co-naming enacted on December 5, 2006 (Local Law 50 of 2006).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Christopher Dylan Damiano Avenue.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Nelson Avenue
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 public space
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Seaside Wildlife Nature Park750 feet
- Seaside Wildlife Nature Playground990 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Port Regalle Public space1,100 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 23/Engine 162/Ladder 82 Fire station770 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy910 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Nelson Avenue & Sweetwater Avenue 100 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Nelson Avenue 220 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Crispi Lane 240 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Fitzgerald Avenue 300 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Dockside Lane 450 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Presley Street 540 feet
- Perona Lane & Dockside Lane 660 feet
- Cleveland Avenue & Hartford Street 680 feet
See every intersection along Hartford Street or Nelson Avenue.