Forest Avenue & Decker Avenue
Forest Avenue and Decker Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Port Richmond, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Port Richmond School for Visionary Learning is 300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Decker Av/Forest Av, is 50 feet away for the S57, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 15 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Decker Av/Forest Av, 50 feet away, for the S57.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Decker Av/Forest Av S5750 feetS57
Next buses at this stop
- S57 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Trantor Place & Dr M L King Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 745 Port Richmond Avenue Gas station660 feet
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10302
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49 and 50 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Port Richmond
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1930 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Decker Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 15 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Egbert Triangle.
- Egbert Memorial Stone monument, 1958790 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Port Richmond School for Visionary Learning School300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Egbert Triangle720 feet
- Markham Playground1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- Mission Christian Rebohot House of worship850 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch70 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
- ShopRite Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy260 feet
Other stores
- Target Store880 feet
Shopping centers
- Forest Avenue Shopping Center Shopping center310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and four 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Crystal Avenue 110 feet
- Forest Avenue & Pontiac Street 150 feet
- Forest Avenue & Arnprior Street 400 feet
- Decker Avenue & Smith Place 460 feet
- Crystal Avenue & Riegelmann Street 470 feet
- Riegelmann Street & Pontiac Street 530 feet
- Forest Avenue & Willowbrook Road 670 feet
- Decker Avenue & Hagaman Place 740 feet
See every intersection along Decker Avenue or Forest Avenue.