Forest Avenue & North Mada Avenue
Forest Avenue and North Mada Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Our Saviour Lutheran Church is 380 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Lawrence Av, is 60 feet away for the S48, S98 and SIM30, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 27 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Lawrence Av, 60 feet away, for the S48, S98 and SIM30.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Lawrence Av S48, S98, SIM3060 feetS48 S98 SIM30
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- S98 …
- SIM30 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 525 Forest Avenue Gas station260 feet
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2021
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2022
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
- 148 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Forest Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Time-limited parking 3 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 513898.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 045 John Tyler School850 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Saviour Lutheran Church House of worship380 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch460 feet
- Citibank Bank branch720 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket680 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and four 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Lawrence Avenue 160 feet
- Forest Avenue & Bard Avenue 240 feet
- Forest Avenue & Bard Avenue at City Boulevard 340 feet
- Forest Avenue & Davis Avenue 390 feet
- Bard Avenue & Baker Place 500 feet
- Delafield Avenue & North Mada Avenue 520 feet
- Forest Avenue & Regan Avenue 560 feet
- Forest Avenue & Hoyt Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue or North Mada Avenue.