Forest Avenue & Ridgewood Place
Forest Avenue and Ridgewood Place 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. Temple Israel Reform Congregation is 430 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Brighton Av, is 320 feet away for the S48 and SIM30, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Brighton Av, 320 feet away, for the S48 and SIM30.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Brighton Av S48, SIM30320 feetS48 SIM30
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- SIM30 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway westbound at Little Clove Road & Cayuga Avenue, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 525 Forest Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.5 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
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
- 188 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 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
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Jewish Community Center of Staten Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K430 feet
- I.S. 061 William a Morris School1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Silver Lake Park40 feet
- Goodhue Park1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- Temple Israel Reform Congregation Listed historic place430 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Greenwood Avenue 130 feet
- Forest Avenue & Brighton Avenue 240 feet
- Forest Avenue & Randall Avenue 270 feet
- Forest Avenue & University Place 450 feet
- Gregg Place & Randall Avenue 530 feet
- Forest Avenue & Silver Lake Park Road 580 feet
- Brighton Avenue & Silver Lake Road 600 feet
- Forest Avenue & Hart Boulevard 730 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue or Ridgewood Place.