Forest Avenue & Van Name Avenue
Forest Avenue and Van Name Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner. Graniteville Quarry Park is 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Van Pelt Av, is 410 feet away for the S48 and S98, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Van Pelt Av, 410 feet away, for the S48 and S98.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Van Pelt Av S48, S98410 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1881 Forest Avenue Gas station970 feet
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2026
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
- 25 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1970 and 1995.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Forest Avenue
- Time-limited parking 3 signs 2 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 12 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Van Name Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 nature area
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Creative Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K710 feet
- The Richmond Pre-K Center at 2040 Forest Avenue Pre-K center910 feet
- Clinton Institute Trade or language school1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Graniteville Quarry Park Nature area150 feet
Community centers and public services
- Mariners Harbor Finance Post Office1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket920 feet
- ShopRite Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy890 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store890 feet
Shopping centers
- Forest Commons Shopping center200 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and seven 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Van Pelt Avenue 240 feet
- Forest Avenue & Simonson Avenue 500 feet
- Forest Avenue & Maple Parkway 500 feet
- Van Name Avenue & Wilcox Street 580 feet
- Wilcox Street & Heather Court 620 feet
- Forest Avenue & Eunice Place 740 feet
- Forest Avenue & Lake Avenue 770 feet
- Wilcox Street & Claudia Court 830 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue or Van Name Avenue.