Forest Avenue & Gulf Avenue

Forest Avenue and Gulf Avenue meet at a three-way junction in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Joseph Manna Park is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Goethals Rd North, is 720 feet away for the S40, S90 and SIM30. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them nature areas. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Staten Island Expressway
270 feet by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
720 feet
Forest Av/Goethals Rd North · S40, S90, SIM30
Within a walk
3 places
2 nature areas and 1 park, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Forest Avenue & Gulf Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Goethals Rd North, 720 feet away, for the S40, S90 and SIM30.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Forest Av/Goethals Rd North S40, S90, SIM30
    720 feet
    S40 S90 SIM30

Next buses at this stop

  1. S40 …
  2. S90 …
  3. SIM30 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Forest Avenue and Gulf Avenue.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway at Forest Avenue, 270 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 700 South Avenue Gas station
    2.5 miles
  2. 1120 South Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10314
Community board
Staten Island Community Board 2
City Council district
50
Police precinct
121
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis
Elevation
9 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Forest Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Forest Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Gulf Avenue

  • No standing 41 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 nature areas
  • 1 park

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Joseph Manna Park
    580 feet
  2. Graniteville Swamp Park Nature area
    680 feet
  3. Old Place Creek State Tidal Wetland Nature area
    780 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A signal or safety change
  • Homes within 820 feet
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Forest Avenue or Gulf Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.