Forest Avenue & Bard Avenue
Forest Avenue and Bard Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. P.S. 045 John Tyler is 1,090 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Bard Av, is 170 feet away for the S48, S98 and SIM30, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 27 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Bard Av, 170 feet away, for the S48, S98 and SIM30.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Bard Av S48, S98, SIM30 · Countdown sign170 feetS48 S98 SIM30
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- S98 …
- SIM30 …
Cycling
- 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 525 Forest Avenue Gas station500 feet
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10310
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 120
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1920 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2023 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm on Forest Avenue (south side).
East side of Bard Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bard Avenue
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Forest Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 513898 and 514124.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 045 John Tyler School1,090 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Saviour Lutheran Church House of worship190 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch220 feet
- Citibank Bank branch480 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket440 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy60 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Bard Avenue at City Boulevard 100 feet
- Forest Avenue & North Mada Avenue 240 feet
- Bard Avenue & Baker Place 260 feet
- Forest Avenue & Hoyt Avenue 380 feet
- Forest Avenue & Lawrence Avenue 400 feet
- City Boulevard & Dana Street 460 feet
- Bard Avenue & Morrison Avenue 530 feet
- Forest Avenue & Davis Avenue 630 feet
See every intersection along Bard Avenue or Forest Avenue.