Forest Avenue & Simonson Avenue
Forest Avenue and Simonson Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. In 2025, 1,160 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Graniteville Quarry Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Simonson Av, is 110 feet away for the S48 and S98, and 15 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Simonson Av, 110 feet away, for the S48 and S98.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Simonson Av S48, S98110 feetS48 S98
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
- S98 …
Cycling
- 10 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 station480 feet
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.3 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,160 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 688th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 536 more were issued.
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
- 41 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2023 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Simonson Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Creative Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K210 feet
- Clinton Institute Trade or language school600 feet
- P.S. 022 Graniteville School940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Graniteville Quarry Park Nature area60 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
- ShopRite Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Forest Commons Shopping center700 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and 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 & Eunice Place 250 feet
- Forest Avenue & Lake Avenue 280 feet
- Forest Avenue & Van Name Avenue 500 feet
- Forest Avenue & Sanders Street 500 feet
- Simonson Avenue & Wenlock Street 650 feet
- Lake Avenue & Westbrook Avenue 670 feet
- Forest Avenue & Van Pelt Avenue 740 feet
- Wilcox Street & Eunice Place 770 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue or Simonson Avenue.