Forest Avenue & Broadway
Forest Avenue and Broadway meet at a four-way crossing in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. The corner is also named Firefighter Roy E. Smith Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 35 police-reported crashes were recorded here. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2025, 645 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. In 2026, 565 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Prall Playground is 520 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/Forest Av, is 40 feet away for the S53.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Forest Av, 40 feet away, for the S53.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/Forest Av S5340 feetS53
Next buses at this stop
- S53 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Reon Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 741 Forest Avenue Gas station790 feet
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.5 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 35 crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 33 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 11 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2024
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2026 so far, through July 26, 565 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.
| Direction on the ticket | 2026 so far |
|---|---|
| Westbound on Forest Avenue | 323 |
| Northbound on Broadway | 242 |
| Total | 565 |
In 2025, 645 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,031st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 456 more were issued.
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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
- Elevation
- 116 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Firefighter Roy E. Smith Way, a co-naming enacted on December 1, 2017 (Local Law 237 of 2017).
The streets
- Up to two 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 1920 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Firefighter Roy E. Smith Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 38 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Broadway
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Broadway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Forest Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Forest Avenue
- Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 509826, 513889 and 514735.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
- 1 school
- 1 zoo or aquarium
Schools and child care
- I.S. 027 Anning S. Prall School630 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Austin J. McDonald Playground220 feet
- Prall Playground520 feet
- Olivet Heavenly Harvest Garden580 feet
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- Staten Island Zoo Zoo or aquarium1,210 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 156 Fire station780 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Broadway & Clove Lake Place 90 feet
- Broadway & Morrison Avenue 270 feet
- Broadway & Purcell Street 320 feet
- Broadway & Myrtle Avenue 330 feet
- Broadway & East Raleigh Avenue 530 feet
- Purcell Street & Ford Place 600 feet
- Broadway & West Raleigh Avenue 660 feet
- Broadway & Delafield Avenue 670 feet
See every intersection along Broadway or Forest Avenue.