Forest Avenue & Amity Place
Forest Avenue and Amity Place meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. The corner is also named Nicholas Sollazzo Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Mariners Harbor Finance Post Office is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Harbor Rd, is 80 feet away for the S48 and S98, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 17 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Harbor Rd, 80 feet away, for the S48 and S98.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Harbor Rd S48, S9880 feetS48 S98
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- S98 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway southbound at Willow Road West & Dr M L King Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2151 Forest Avenue Gas station130 feet
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2026
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10303
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Nicholas Sollazzo Way, a co-naming enacted on May 5, 2004 (Local Law 8 of 2004).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1970 and 1997.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Yoshino cherry.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Nicholas Sollazzo Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2024 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Amity Place
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Amity Place
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Forest Avenue
- Time-limited parking 2 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 17 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 post office
Community centers and public services
- Mariners Harbor Finance Post Office730 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch580 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,100 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Commons Shopping center760 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and six food stores.
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Samuel Place 70 feet
- Forest Avenue & Harbor Road 190 feet
- Forest Avenue & Summerfield Place 260 feet
- Amity Place & Wemple Street 310 feet
- Forest Avenue & Bruckner Avenue 500 feet
- Wilcox Street & Amity Place 580 feet
- Bruckner Avenue & Jupiter Lane 650 feet
- Harbor Road & Breezy Court 730 feet
See every intersection along Amity Place or Forest Avenue.