Forest Avenue & Brighton Avenue
Forest Avenue and Brighton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Silver Lake Park is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Brighton Av, is 90 feet away for the S48 and SIM30, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Brighton Av, 90 feet away, for the S48 and SIM30.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Brighton Av S48, SIM3090 feetS48 SIM30
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- SIM30 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 525 Forest Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10301
- 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
- Elevation
- 210 feet above sea level
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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and June 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Brighton Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Jewish Community Center of Staten Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K660 feet
- I.S. 061 William a Morris School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Silver Lake Park30 feet
- Forest Mall1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Temple Israel Reform Congregation Listed historic place660 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Ridgewood Place 240 feet
- Forest Avenue & Silver Lake Park Road 350 feet
- Brighton Avenue & Silver Lake Road 360 feet
- Forest Avenue & Greenwood Avenue 370 feet
- Forest Avenue & Randall Avenue 510 feet
- Silver Lake Road & Havenwood Road 670 feet
- Forest Avenue & University Place 690 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Brighton Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along Brighton Avenue or Forest Avenue.