Bay Street & William Avenue
Bay Street and William Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. City Island Wetlands is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, City Island Av/Fordham St, is 950 feet away for the Bx29 and BxM8. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and five places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is City Island Av/Fordham St, 950 feet away, for the Bx29 and BxM8.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- City Island Av/Fordham St Bx29, BxM8 · Shelter950 feetBx29 BxM8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx29 …
- BxM8 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway northbound at Shore Road & Hutchinson River Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 400 City Island Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 565 City Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2014.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10464
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 13
- Police precinct
- 45
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Bay Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Bay Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1896.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in City Island Park.
- City Island World War Memorial Stele790 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- City Island Wetlands Nature area610 feet
- Hawkins Park1,200 feet
- Hawkins Park Playground1,210 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- City Island Library820 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,260 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Fordham Street & William Avenue 250 feet
- Tier Street & William Avenue 250 feet
- Hawkins Street & William Avenue 650 feet
- City Island Avenue & Bay Street 730 feet
- City Island Avenue & Fordham Street 960 feet
- City Island Avenue & Tier Street 980 feet
- Fordham Street & Brown Lane 1,100 feet
- Hawkins Street & Paulis Place 1,120 feet
See every intersection along Bay Street or William Avenue.