Forest Avenue & Hamlin Place
Forest Avenue and Hamlin Place meet at a four-way crossing in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Hamlin Pl, is 100 feet away for the S48, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 31 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Hamlin Pl, 100 feet away, for the S48.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Hamlin Pl S48100 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 Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Trantor Place & Dr M L King Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1252 Forest Avenue Gas station600 feet
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2018
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)
- Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
South side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Hamlin Place
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Hamlin Place
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Brightside Training Trade or language school570 feet
- Learn & Discover 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5600 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch960 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket360 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy690 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Avenue Shopping Center Shopping center1,120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 12 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hamlin Place & Newkirk Avenue 220 feet
- Forest Avenue & Ordell Avenue 290 feet
- Forest Avenue & Veltman Avenue 460 feet
- Veltman Avenue & Hamlin Place 480 feet
- Forest Avenue & Jewett Avenue 560 feet
- Hamlin Place & Haughwout Avenue 560 feet
- Haughwout Avenue & Dryden Court 670 feet
- Haughwout Avenue & Derby Court 710 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue or Hamlin Place.