Forest Avenue & North Burgher Avenue
Forest Avenue and North Burgher Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Olivet Heavenly Harvest is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/North Burgher Av, is 40 feet away for the S48, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 17 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/North Burgher Av, 40 feet away, for the S48.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/North Burgher Av S4840 feetS48
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Reon Avenue & Staten Island Expressway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 741 Forest Avenue Gas stationat this corner
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.4 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 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, April 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10310
- 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
- 145 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 8 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Forest Avenue
- Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 4 signs 4 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Forest Avenue
- Metered parking 11 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of North Burgher Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 509826, 512023 and 514184.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Austin J. McDonald Playground450 feet
- Olivet Heavenly Harvest Garden1,110 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch590 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and five 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- North Burgher Avenue & Morrison Avenue 270 feet
- North Burgher Avenue & Myrtle Avenue 330 feet
- North Burgher Avenue & East Raleigh Avenue 520 feet
- Forest Avenue & Bement Avenue 610 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & Sheffield Street 630 feet
- Delafield Avenue & North Burgher Avenue 670 feet
- Bement Avenue & Green Street 750 feet
- North Burgher Avenue & Harvest Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue or North Burgher Avenue.