Boston Road & Cruger Avenue

Boston Road and Cruger Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Allerton, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Sons of Israel Congregation is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, Allerton Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them schools, and 15 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1965, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Allerton Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Boston Rd/Holland Av · Bx30
Within a walk
10 places
4 schools, 3 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & Cruger Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Allerton Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Allerton Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    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. Pelham Pkwy 2, 5
    0.3 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 Boston Rd/Holland Av, 420 feet away, for the Bx30.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx30 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
117 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,600 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 1930 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 56 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Boston Road

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Cruger Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Cruger Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Green Middle School
    800 feet
  2. Bronx Park Middle School
    800 feet
  3. Pelham Academy of Academics and Community Engagement School
    800 feet
Show all 6
  1. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  2. Paradise Family Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet
  3. P.S. 096 Richard Rodgers School
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sons of Israel Congregation House of worship
    540 feet
  2. St Lucys RC Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2424 Boston Road Older adult center · listed historic place
    350 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. Food Choice Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,210 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 16 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boston Road or Cruger Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.