Forest Avenue & Sanders Street
Forest Avenue and Sanders Street meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Graniteville Quarry Park is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Sanders St, is 30 feet away for the S48 and S98, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and 14 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Sanders St, 30 feet away, for the S48 and S98.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Sanders St S48, S9830 feetS48 S98
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- S98 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway southbound at Willow Road West & Dr M L King Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1881 Forest Avenue Gas station200 feet
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2019
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
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 police station
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Creative Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K290 feet
- P.S. 022 Graniteville School440 feet
- Clinton Institute Trade or language school540 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Graniteville Quarry Park Nature area560 feet
Fire and police
- 121st Precinct Police station970 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket0.3 miles
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Commons Shopping center1,190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and nine 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:
- Forest Avenue & Lake Avenue 220 feet
- Forest Avenue & Eunice Place 260 feet
- Sanders Street & Monsey Place 320 feet
- Forest Avenue & Simonson Avenue 500 feet
- Wilcox Street & Sanders Street 530 feet
- Lake Avenue & Westbrook Avenue 610 feet
- Richmond Avenue & Forest Avenue 730 feet
- Wilcox Street & Eunice Place 770 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue or Sanders Street.