Forest Avenue & University Place
Forest Avenue and University Place meet at a three-way junction in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill, Staten Island. The corner is also named Lee Ludwig Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. Temple Israel Reform Congregation is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Randall Av, is 80 feet away for the S48, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 14 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Randall Av, 80 feet away, for the S48.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Randall Av S4880 feetS48
Next buses at this stop
- S48 …
Cycling
- 8 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, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 525 Forest Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 30 Bay Street Landing Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.6 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 May 2026.
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
- 172 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Lee Ludwig Way, a co-naming enacted on January 7, 2003 (Local Law 6 of 2003).
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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Lee Ludwig Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Jewish Community Center of Staten Island Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Silver Lake Park370 feet
- Silver Lake Park Playground1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- Temple Israel Reform Congregation Listed historic place100 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and one food store.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Randall Avenue 180 feet
- Forest Avenue & Hart Boulevard 280 feet
- Forest Avenue & Greenwood Avenue 320 feet
- Gregg Place & Randall Avenue 440 feet
- Forest Avenue & Ridgewood Place 450 feet
- Hart Boulevard & Gregg Place 560 feet
- Forest Avenue & Oakwood Avenue 560 feet
- Forest Avenue & Brighton Avenue 690 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue or University Place.