Forest Avenue & Samuel Place
Forest Avenue and Samuel Place meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Mariners Harbor Finance Post Office is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Harbor Rd, is 140 feet away for the S48 and S98, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Harbor Rd, 140 feet away, for the S48 and S98.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Harbor Rd S48, S98140 feetS48 S98
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- S98 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Staten Island Expressway at Forest Avenue & Goethals Road North at Staten Island Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2151 Forest Avenue Gas station180 feet
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10303
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1970 and 1997.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 11 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 post office
Community centers and public services
- Mariners Harbor Finance Post Office790 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch520 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,160 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Commons Shopping center830 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and seven 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 & Amity Place 70 feet
- Forest Avenue & Harbor Road 260 feet
- Forest Avenue & Summerfield Place 330 feet
- Amity Place & Wemple Street 370 feet
- Forest Avenue & Bruckner Avenue 560 feet
- Wilcox Street & Amity Place 650 feet
- Bruckner Avenue & Jupiter Lane 710 feet
- Harbor Road & Breezy Court 800 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue.