Forest Avenue & Haven Esplanade
Forest Avenue and Haven Esplanade meet at a three-way junction 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. Silver Lake Park is 60 feet away, and JCC Aberlin North Shore is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Haven Esplanade, is 40 feet away for the S48, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them parks.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Haven Esplanade, 40 feet away, for the S48.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Haven Esplanade S4840 feetS48
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 525 Forest Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 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.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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
- 281 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 170 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Silver Lake Park.
- General Kazimierz Pulaski Stele, 1926440 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 1 community center
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Silver Lake Preparatory School620 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Silver Lake Park60 feet
- Forest Mall100 feet
- Hero Park1,210 feet
Health care
- Silver Lake Specialized Rehabilitation and Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,120 feet
Community centers and public services
- JCC Aberlin North Shore Community center1,150 feet
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, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Duer Lane 720 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Haven Esplanade at Harbor View Court 830 feet
- Forest Avenue & Silver Lake Park Road 840 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Haven Esplanade 860 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Harbor View Court 880 feet
- Forest Avenue & Oxford Place 940 feet
- Silver Lake Road & Duer Lane 1,010 feet
- Castleton Avenue & Portland Place 1,130 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue or Haven Esplanade.