Forest Avenue & Livermore Avenue
Forest Avenue and Livermore Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Port Richmond, Staten Island. The corner is also named Benjamin Prine Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Northerleigh Park is 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Livermore Av, is 80 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 18 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Livermore Av, 80 feet away, for the S48.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Livermore Av S48 · Countdown sign80 feetS48
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
Cycling
- 4 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 745 Port Richmond Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 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
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Port Richmond
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Benjamin Prine Way, a co-naming enacted on March 19, 2023 (Local Law 44 of 2023).
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
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the Chinese pistache.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Benjamin Prine Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks 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 park
Schools and child care
- Learn & Discover 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5750 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Northerleigh Park680 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch70 feet
- Chase Bank branch240 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket990 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy990 feet
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store790 feet
Shopping centers
- Forest Avenue Shopping Center Shopping center210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and eight 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Livermore Avenue & North Avenue 130 feet
- Forest Avenue & Marianne Street 290 feet
- Forest Avenue & Eldridge Avenue 360 feet
- Dickie Avenue & North Avenue 420 feet
- Forest Avenue & Barrett Avenue 490 feet
- Forest Avenue & Burnside Avenue 610 feet
- Eldridge Avenue & Clark Place 660 feet
- Bidwell Avenue & North Avenue 720 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue or Livermore Avenue.