South Railroad Avenue & Taunton Street

South Railroad Avenue and Taunton Street meet at a three-way junction in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The Bay Terrace station on the SIR is about a minute on foot. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1970 and 1985, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest railway station
Bay Terrace
330 feet · 1 min on foot · SIR
Nearest bus stop
0.4 miles
Hylan Blvd/Bay Terr · S78, S79 SBS, SIM1, SIM5 +4
Within a walk
About 700 homes
within 820 feet of this corner

Map

Layers
South Railroad Avenue & Taunton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Staten Island Railway

The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Bay Terrace, 330 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Bay Terrace SIR · Staten Island Railway
    330 feet
    SIR

Next trains at this station

Ferry
1 line
  1. SIR …
South Shore
1 line
  1. SIR …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Bay Terr, 0.4 miles away, for the S78, S79 SBS, SIM1, SIM5 and four more.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hylan Blvd/Bay Terr S78, S79 SBS, SIM1, SIM5 +4
    0.4 miles
    S78 S79 SBS SIM1 SIM5 SIM6 SIM7 SIM9 SIM10

Next buses at this stop

  1. S78 …
  2. S79 SBS …
  3. SIM1 …
  4. SIM5 …
  5. SIM6 …
  6. SIM7 …
  7. SIM9 …
  8. SIM10 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3701 Amboy Road Gas station
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10306
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 3
City Council district
51
Police precinct
122
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Great Kills-Eltingville
Elevation
65 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1970 and 1985.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of South Railroad Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Within a walk

How places are listed

Supermarkets

  1. ShopRite Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Evergreen Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Not on record for this corner:

  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along South Railroad Avenue or Taunton Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA, NYC Finance and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.