Forest Avenue & Elizabeth Street
Forest Avenue and Elizabeth Street meet at a four-way crossing in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Clove Lakes Park is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Elizabeth St, is 60 feet away for the S48, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them playgrounds, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Elizabeth St, 60 feet away, for the S48.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Elizabeth St S4860 feetS48
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
Cycling
- 5 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 station0.3 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.7 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2022
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
- 91 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Elizabeth Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Elizabeth Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Forest Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Forest Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 513889.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- I.S. 027 Anning S. Prall School590 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Prall Playground40 feet
- Clove Lakes Park750 feet
- Saturn Play Equipment Playground980 feet
Show all 4
- Austin J. McDonald Playground1,020 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and two 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Elizabeth Street & Allen Court 190 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Elizabeth Street 280 feet
- Elizabeth Street & Ludwig Street 390 feet
- Elizabeth Street & Clove Lake Place 510 feet
- Delafield Avenue & Elizabeth Street 590 feet
- Forest Avenue & Clove Road 700 feet
- Forest Avenue & Broadway 800 feet
- Broadway & Clove Lake Place 890 feet
See every intersection along Elizabeth Street or Forest Avenue.