Preston Avenue & Shirley Avenue
Preston Avenue and Shirley Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Av/Shirley Av, is 890 feet away for the S59, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1960, 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/Shirley Av, 890 feet away, for the S59.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Shirley Av S59890 feetS59
Next buses at this stop
- S59 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 4244 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.7 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 December 2023.
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
- 67 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Worldwide Entities Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground800 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
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Shirley Avenue & Hales Avenue 260 feet
- Retford Avenue & Shirley Avenue 290 feet
- Shirley Avenue & Orchard Lane 500 feet
- Hales Avenue & Oban Street 510 feet
- Lyndale Avenue & Shirley Avenue 570 feet
- Hales Avenue & Osage Lane 660 feet
- Koch Boulevard & Preston Avenue 750 feet
- Woods of Arden Road & Shirley Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along Preston Avenue or Shirley Avenue.