Allerton Avenue & Cruger Avenue

Allerton Avenue and Cruger Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Allerton, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Sons of Israel Congregation is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Allerton Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Allerton Av
310 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Allerton Av/White Plains Rd · Bx25, Bx26
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Allerton Avenue & Cruger Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Allerton Av, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Allerton Av 2, 5
    310 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Burke Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Allerton Mandalas” (2006) by Michele Brody at the Allerton Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Allerton Av/White Plains Rd, 180 feet away, for the Bx25 and Bx26.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Allerton Av/White Plains Rd Bx25, Bx26
    180 feet
    Bx25 Bx26

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx25 …
  2. Bx26 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 1,250 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2475 Boston Road Gas station
    990 feet
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
12 and 13 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Allerton
Elevation
121 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1955.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 52 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Allerton Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Allerton Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Cruger Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Cruger Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206357, 206358, 209536 and 213893.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Zimmerman Playground
    700 feet
  2. Bronx Park
    1,210 feet
  3. Boston Garden
    1,250 feet

Health care

  1. Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sons of Israel Congregation House of worship
    640 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    200 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    260 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    370 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    80 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 33 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along Allerton Avenue or Cruger Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.