Boston Road & Crotona Avenue
Boston Road and Crotona Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P186x Walter J. Damrosch School is 860 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Boston Rd/Prospect Av, is 430 feet away for the Bx21, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Prospect Av, 430 feet away, for the Bx21.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Boston Rd/Prospect Av Bx21430 feetBx21
Next buses at this stop
- Bx21 …
Cycling
- 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Boston Rd & Prospect Ave 19 docks in all460 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1365 Boston Road Gas station230 feet
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 21 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10456
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 42
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Morrisania
- Elevation
- 83 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 279 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Boston Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
East side of Crotona Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Crotona Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
North side of Jefferson Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of Jefferson Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.
- 16 religious buildings
- 3 parks
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 gardens
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P186x Walter J. Damrosch School860 feet
- Puerto Rican Family Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5870 feet
- My First Step Enrichment Program 2 Pre-K990 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Concrete Dreams Community Garden350 feet
- Crotona Park750 feet
- McKinley Square910 feet
Show all 5
- Beatty Plaza1,200 feet
- Damiana Pizarro Community Garden1,220 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 26 Ambulance station1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,010 feet
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 23 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Crotona Avenue & East 170th Street 340 feet
- Boston Road & Union Avenue 410 feet
- Boston Road & East 170th Street 410 feet
- Clinton Avenue & Jefferson Place 440 feet
- Union Avenue & Jennings Street 510 feet
- Boston Road & Prospect Avenue 560 feet
- East 170th Street & Clinton Avenue 600 feet
- Crotona Avenue & Crotona Park South 690 feet
See every intersection along Boston Road, Crotona Avenue or Jefferson Place.