Forest Avenue & Jewett Avenue

Forest Avenue and Jewett Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westerleigh-Castleton Corners, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. The nearest bus stop, Jewett Av/Forest Av, is 50 feet away for the S66, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 28 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
21 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Dr M L King Jr Expressway
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Jewett Av/Forest Av · S66
Within a walk
2 places
1 day care or pre-K site and 1 trade or language school, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Forest Avenue & Jewett Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jewett Av/Forest Av, 50 feet away, for the S66.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jewett Av/Forest Av S66
    50 feet
    S66

Next buses at this stop

  1. S66 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1230 Forest Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2026

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
120 and 121 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Forest Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Forest Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Jewett Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 3 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Jewett Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 508184 and 508369.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Brightside Training Trade or language school
    190 feet
  2. Learn & Discover 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    400 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    920 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    130 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Forest Avenue Shopping Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and nine 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:

See every intersection along Forest Avenue or Jewett Avenue.

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