Union Avenue & Forest Court
Union Avenue and Forest Court 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. Summerfield Methodist Church is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Richmond Terr/Union Av, is 870 feet away for the S40, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Terr/Union Av, 870 feet away, for the S40.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Richmond Terr/Union Av S40870 feetS40
Next buses at this stop
- S40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Dr M L King Jr Expressway northbound at Morningstar Road & Dr MLK Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2121 Forest Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1445 Richmond Avenue Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.2 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 July 2024.
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
- 39 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Union Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- Summerfield Methodist Church House of worship780 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Bush Avenue & Forest Court 270 feet
- Union Avenue & Sylvan Place 450 feet
- Union Avenue & Leyden Avenue 660 feet
- Coonley Court & Sylvan Place 680 feet
- Union Avenue & Walloon Street 750 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Union Avenue 810 feet
- Union Avenue & Journeay Street 910 feet
- Richmond Terrace & Coonley Court 1,030 feet
See every intersection along Forest Court or Union Avenue.