Sycamore Street & Preston Avenue
Sycamore Street and Preston Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Calvary Assembly God Church is 910 feet away. The Eltingville station on the SIR is about ten minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Eltingville, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Eltingville SIR · Staten Island Railway0.5 milesSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Av/Sycamore St, 880 feet away, for the S59.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Av/Sycamore St S59880 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 4472 Amboy Road Gas station0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 105 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 1965 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 055 Henry M. Boehm School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground580 feet
Houses of worship
- Calvary Assembly God Church House of worship910 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Sycamore Street & Retford Avenue 270 feet
- Preston Avenue & Rankin Street 270 feet
- Preston Avenue & Eastman Street 270 feet
- Preston Avenue & Osborne Street 530 feet
- Sycamore Street & Lyndale Avenue 530 feet
- Preston Avenue & Berkley Street 530 feet
- Sycamore Street & Woods of Arden Road 620 feet
- Koch Boulevard & Preston Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along Preston Avenue or Sycamore Street.