Co-op City

Neighborhood · Bronx

Co-op City covers some 320 acres of the northeast Bronx, framed by Interstate 95 and the Hutchinson River Parkway on land that spans parts of Baychester and Eastchester.

  • 1.04 square miles
  • 37,369 residents, 2020 Census
  • 80 street corners
  • 11 bus routes

The site was marshland before the Freedomland U.S.A. amusement park operated there from 1960 to 1964. The United Housing Foundation sponsored its construction, which began in 1966; the first residents moved in during December 1968, and the work was finished in 1973. Its 15,372 apartments, in 35 high-rise towers and seven townhouse clusters, make it the largest housing cooperative in the world, served by three shopping centers and a 25-acre educational park.

Sources: Co-op City, Bronx (Wikipedia); About BXCB10 (Bronx Community Board 10).

Map

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Co-op City borders three areas, and New England Thruway holds more of its corners than any other street, 17 of 80.

Street map of Co-op City, Bronx, outlined among Pelham Bay Park, Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester and Pelham Gardens, with Givans Creek Woods.Pelham Bay ParkPelham GardensEastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
  • Co-op City
  • A neighboring area
  • Park
  • Another station

Neighborhood areas and streets: NYC Department of City Planning. Parks: NYC Parks. Stations: MTA.

Neighboring areas

Getting around

Buses on 11 routes stop in or at the edge of Co-op City.

  • 10 local bus routes
  • 1 express bus route

Local bus routes

  • Bx5
  • Bx12
  • Bx12-SBS
  • Bx23
  • Bx25
  • Bx26
  • Bx28
  • Bx30
  • Bx38
  • Q50

Express bus route

  • BxM7

Safety record

Between 2021 and 2025, its corners averaged fewer police-reported crashes than the average Bronx corner.

  • 504 police-reported crashes at its corners
  • 6.3 a corner, on average
  • 8.0 the average Bronx corner
  • 14 corners with a clean record

Signal or safety changes on City record, at 17 of its corners

Accessible pedestrian signals
14
Leading pedestrian intervals
13
Turn calming
1
Barnes Dance all-way crossings
1

Camera tickets

In 2025 its corners had more school-zone speed camera tickets than red-light or bus-lane tickets.

  • 1,486 red-light camera tickets at one corner
  • 22,263 school-zone speed camera tickets at four corners
  • 0 bus-lane camera tickets
Most red-light tickets
Co-Op City Boulevard & Bartow Avenue, 1,486
Most speed tickets
New England Thruway & Reeds Mill Lane, 16,213

People and homes

The 2020 Census counted 37,369 residents in Co-op City, about 35,900 per square mile.

  • 17,921 homes, 2020 Census
  • 256 homes added since April 2010, net, by City Planning's count

Half of its 94 residential lots hold buildings from 1948 or earlier, and 49% of them date from before 1940, by the City's tax lot records.

Parks

Parkland
16.4 acres of NYC Parks property
The largest pieces
Givans Creek Woods (10.1 acres), Co-op City Field (3.4 acres) and Pelham Bay Park (2.9 acres)

Streets and trees

Trees
1,772 in NYC Parks' records, most often London planetree, thornless honeylocust and pin oak
Street with the most corners
New England Thruway, with 17 of the area's 80
Height above sea level
From 12 feet at Hutchinson River Parkway East & Boller Avenue to 37 feet at Baychester Avenue & Donizetti Place
Honorary street names
4 at its corners, enacted by local law

Schools and libraries

The City lists 11 schools and one library in Co-op City.

Public schools
9
Charter and private schools
2
Library
Baychester Library

Public safety

How complaints are counted

In 2025 the NYPD recorded 430 major felonies at places in Co-op City.

Recorded by the NYPD at places in Co-op City

  • 420 major felonies in 2024
  • 954 other felonies, misdemeanors and violations in 2025

In 2025, on the streets along the edge of Co-op City, the NYPD recorded another 20 major felonies.

Police precincts
45th (most of the area), 47th
Major felonies recorded at places in Co-op City, 2021 to 2025

From January to June 2026 the NYPD recorded 235 major felonies at places in Co-op City, against 219 in the same months of 2025.

Sources: the NYPD's Complaint Data Historic, updated April 28, 2026, and Complaint Data Current (Year To Date), updated July 27, 2026, on NYC Open Data. Figures to June 30, 2026.

Street corners

How the figures above are measured: Methodology.