Great Kills, Staten Island

One Saturday each month (except in winter), the Staten Island Chapter of the AAA hosts public stargazing inˆàGateway Great Kills National Park, off Hylan Boulevard on the south shore of Staten Island.

Directions to the location and a map of the site are given below.

Chair:ˆàJoe DiNapoli

Directions:

By car from Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn,ˆàor Queens:

• Take the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (1 on Staten Island map) to Staten Island.
• Follow signs to Hylan Boulevard south and proceed approximately 5.5 miles (yellow onˆàStaten Island map), past New Dorp.
• After a wide curve in the road, Buffalo Street, the entrance for Great Kills National Seashore (marked as “Entrance”ˆàonˆàDetail Map) will be on your left.
• Turn into the park and proceed about 0.9 miles (follow the red line onˆàDetail Map)ˆà.ˆàTurn leftˆàto the areaˆàmarked as “New Site”ˆàon Detail Map.

By bus or subway:

• From Brooklyn, take the Broadway Local (R) train to 86th Street, and transfer to the #79 bus, which stops at the park entrance (marked as “Entrance”ˆàonˆàDetail Map).
• From Manhattan, the Staten Island Ferry connects to the #78 bus, which stops at the park entrance (marked as “Entrance”ˆàonˆàDetail Map).
• Walk into the park and proceed about 0.9 miles (follow the red line onˆàDetail Map)ˆà.ˆàTurn leftˆàto the areaˆàmarked as “New Site”ˆàon Detail Map.

NOTE:ˆà People wishing to observe at Great Kills at other times must obtain a permit for their car for $50 from the National Park Service.