Forest Avenue & Greenwood Avenue
Forest Avenue and Greenwood Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. In 2025, 91 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Silver Lake Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/University Pl, is 210 feet away for the S48, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/University Pl, 210 feet away, for the S48.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/University Pl S48210 feetS48
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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 station0.5 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 91 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,774th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 43 more were issued.
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
- 175 feet above sea level
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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Jewish Community Center of Staten Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Silver Lake Park50 feet
- Goodhue Park1,280 feet
Houses of worship
- Temple Israel Reform Congregation Listed historic place310 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and 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 130 feet
- Forest Avenue & Randall Avenue 140 feet
- Forest Avenue & University Place 320 feet
- Forest Avenue & Brighton Avenue 370 feet
- Gregg Place & Randall Avenue 400 feet
- Forest Avenue & Hart Boulevard 600 feet
- Delafield Avenue & Randall Avenue 660 feet
- Forest Avenue & Silver Lake Park Road 720 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue.