3rd Avenue & East 170th Street
The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 170th Street is in Claremont Village-Claremont (East), Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Morris II development. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Gouverneur Playground is 50 feet away, and Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School is 530 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/St Pauls Pl, is 290 feet away for the Bx15. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, ten of them schools, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/St Pauls Pl, 290 feet away, for the Bx15.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/St Pauls Pl Bx15290 feetBx15
Next buses at this stop
- Bx15 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 3rd Avenue.
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 3 Ave & E 170 St 21 docks in all90 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1365 Boston Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 7 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10456
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 16
- Police precinct
- 42
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Claremont Village-Claremont (East)
- Elevation
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1965.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Morris II development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 43 signs on these blocks
- 16 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and February 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 3rd Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 3rd Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of East 170th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 170th Street
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 222009.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.
- 10 schools
- 9 religious buildings
- 3 gardens
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K520 feet
- Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School530 feet
- I.S. 219 New Venture School530 feet
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- Kappa School530 feet
- P.S. 055 Benjamin Franklin School630 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 2 School630 feet
- Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics School920 feet
- Eximius College Preparatory Academy: a College Board School920 feet
- Mott Hall III School960 feet
- P.S. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld School960 feet
- The Gloria Alston Children's Learning Center (WNYCS) School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,090 feet
- Wildflower New York Charter School1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gouverneur Playground50 feet
- Flower Garden - Morris II Houses (NYCHA) Garden450 feet
- Drew Playground660 feet
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- Crotona Park920 feet
- Damiana Pizarro Community Garden1,030 feet
- Playground Of The Stars Playground1,120 feet
- Jardin de la Familia Garden1,250 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pauls Episcopal Church House of worship520 feet
- Iglesia Ni Cristo Church of Christ House of worship810 feet
- Morrisania Baptist Church House of worship920 feet
Community centers and public services
- Butler Community Center1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket10 feet
- Food Bazaar Supermarket110 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 21 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:
- Washington Avenue & East 170th Street 330 feet
- 3rd Avenue & St Pauls Place 370 feet
- Fulton Avenue & East 170th Street 480 feet
- St Pauls Place & Crotona Place 640 feet
- Washington Avenue & St Pauls Place 660 feet
- East 170th Street & Cottage Place 670 feet
- Park Avenue & East 170th Street 680 feet
- Fulton Avenue & Crotona Park South 850 feet
See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 170th Street.