West Shore Expressway & Forest Avenue
West Shore Expressway and Forest Avenue meet at a three-way junction in New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Graniteville Swamp Park is 390 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Forest Av/Goethals Rd North, is 440 feet away for the S40, S90 and SIM30. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them nature areas. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Forest Av/Goethals Rd North, 440 feet away, for the S40, S90 and SIM30.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Forest Av/Goethals Rd North S40, S90, SIM30440 feetS40 S90 SIM30
Next buses at this stop
- S40 …
- S90 …
- SIM30 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Forest Avenue and I 278.
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10314
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 49 and 50 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 121
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis
The streets
- One travel lane
- A designated truck route
- A posted limit of 50 mph
- Three of the streets are one-way
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the cherry.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 nature areas
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Joseph Manna Park300 feet
- Graniteville Swamp Park Nature area390 feet
- Old Place Creek State Tidal Wetland Nature area1,070 feet
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- Forest Grove Nature area1,150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Staten Island Expressway & Forest Avenue 50 feet
- Forest Avenue & Goethals Road North at Staten Island Expressway 250 feet
- Forest Avenue & Gulf Avenue 290 feet
- Forest Avenue & Goethals Road North 360 feet
- Gulf Avenue & Staten Island Expressway 450 feet
- Goethals Road North & Staten Island Expressway 500 feet
- Forest Avenue & Morrow Street 610 feet
- Forest Avenue & Goethals Road North 670 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue, I 278 or West Shore Expressway.