Preston Avenue & King Street
Preston Avenue and King Street meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Crescent Beach Park is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Av/King St, is 830 feet away for the S59, SIM1, SIM1C and three more, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/King St, 830 feet away, for the S59, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 and two more.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/King St S59, SIM1, SIM1C, SIM7 +2830 feetS59 SIM1 SIM1C SIM7 SIM10 SIM22
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
- SIM1 …
- SIM1C …
- SIM7 …
- SIM10 …
- SIM22 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 4244 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10312
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 123
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Great Kills-Eltingville
- Elevation
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1700 and 1720.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Worldwide Entities Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Olmsted-Beil House Park640 feet
- Crescent Beach Park Nature area750 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. Farmhouse Listed historic place860 feet
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- King Street & Hales Avenue 250 feet
- Retford Avenue & King Street 250 feet
- King Street & Orchard Lane South 470 feet
- Lyndale Avenue & King Street 490 feet
- Kinghorn Street & Hales Avenue 520 feet
- Hylan Boulevard & Preston Avenue 700 feet
- Richmond Avenue & King Street 740 feet
- Hales Avenue & Osage Lane 780 feet
See every intersection along King Street or Preston Avenue.