Wilson Avenue & Colon Avenue

Wilson Avenue and Colon Avenue meet at a three-way junction 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. Great Kills Post Office is 1,260 feet away. The Great Kills station on the SIR is about four minutes on foot. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1990, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest railway station
Great Kills
1,170 feet · 4 min on foot · SIR
Nearest bus stop
1,300 feet
Giffords Ln/Baltimore St · S54
Within a walk
2 places
1 post office and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wilson Avenue & Colon Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Staten Island Railway

The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Great Kills, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Great Kills SIR · Staten Island Railway
    1,170 feet
    SIR

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Giffords Ln/Baltimore St, 1,300 feet away, for the S54.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Giffords Ln/Baltimore St S54
    1,300 feet
    S54

Next buses at this stop

  1. S54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack 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, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4275 Amboy Road Gas station
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.

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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1990.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building

Community centers and public services

  1. Great Kills Post Office
    1,260 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Amboy Shopping Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles
  2. Eltingville Shopping Center Shopping center
    0.5 miles

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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Colon Avenue or Wilson Avenue.

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