Astor Avenue & Cruger Avenue

Astor Avenue and Cruger Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Allerton, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pelham Parkway Community Center is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Pkwy, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1965, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Pelham Pkwy
830 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
Boston Rd/Astor Av · Bx30
Within a walk
7 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Astor Avenue & Cruger Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Pelham Pkwy, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Pelham Pkwy 2, 5
    830 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. Allerton Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Back to the Garden” (2007) by Tomie Arai at the Pelham Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Astor Av, 330 feet away, for the Bx30.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/Astor Av Bx30
    330 feet
    Bx30

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx30 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2290 White Plains Road Gas station
    260 feet
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Allerton
Elevation
95 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 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 1952 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 51 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Astor Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Astor Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Cruger Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Cruger Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 213956 and 215035.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    620 feet
  2. Bronx House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Pelham Parkway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Pelham Parkway Community Center
    1,120 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2424 Boston Road Older adult center · listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Choice Market Supermarket
    600 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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:

See every intersection along Astor Avenue or Cruger Avenue.

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