Nelson Avenue & Nelson Avenue Footbridge
Nelson Avenue and Nelson Avenue Footbridge 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. Great Kills Post Office is 150 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about a minute on foot. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Great Kills, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway60 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Nelson Av/Amboy Rd, 400 feet away, for the S54, SIM5 and SIM6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nelson Av/Amboy Rd S54, SIM5, SIM6400 feetS54 SIM5 SIM6
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
- SIM5 …
- SIM6 …
Cycling
- 3 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 miles by car along the streets.
- 4275 Amboy Road Gas station0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo 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
- 61 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 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 post office
Libraries, museums and history
- Great Kills Library810 feet
Community centers and public services
- Great Kills Post Office150 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch480 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy870 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Nelson Avenue & Brower Court 50 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Giffords Glen 120 feet
- Baltimore Street & Rhett Avenue 320 feet
- Giffords Glen & Nolan Avenue 350 feet
- Giffords Lane & Brower Court 380 feet
- Amboy Road & Nelson Avenue 410 feet
- Margaret Street & Rhett Avenue 570 feet
- Amboy Road & Giffords Lane 580 feet
See every intersection along Nelson Avenue or Nelson Avenue Footbridge.