Forest Avenue & Dwarf Street
Forest Avenue and Dwarf Street meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Goethals Pond Complex State Tidal Wetland is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Lilac Ct, is 310 feet away for the S40 and S90, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and six places to eat. Within 820 feet are 12 homes, mostly built between 1915 and 1920, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Lilac Ct, 310 feet away, for the S40 and S90.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Lilac Ct S40, S90310 feetS40 S90
Next buses at this stop
- S40 …
- S90 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway at Forest Avenue & Goethals Road North at Staten Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2151 Forest Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 12 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1920.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Mushashino' zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Goethals Pond Complex State Tidal Wetland Nature area1,280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Northfield Avenue 70 feet
- Forest Avenue & Lilac Court 250 feet
- Northfield Avenue & Kinsey Place 300 feet
- Kinsey Place & Dolson Place 490 feet
- Forest Avenue & South Avenue 720 feet
- Forest Avenue & Morrow Street 730 feet
- Kinsey Place & Woodcliff Avenue 740 feet
- South Avenue & Wemple Street 1,010 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue.