Boston Road & East 169th Street at Clinton Avenue

Boston Road, East 169th Street and Clinton Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. McKinley Square is 40 feet away, and Drew Playground is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 169 St/Boston Rd, is 70 feet away for the Bx35, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
1 mile by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
E 169 St/Boston Rd · Bx35
Within a walk
33 places
14 religious buildings, 6 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & East 169th Street at Clinton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 169 St/Boston Rd, 70 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 169 St/Boston Rd Bx35
    70 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 169th Street.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Franklin Ave & E 169 St 19 docks in all
    410 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1365 Boston Road Gas station
    930 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 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 May 2026.

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
91 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 174 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 58 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and January 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boston Road

  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Boston Road

  • Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

East side of Clinton Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, and built between 1907 and 1908.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. My First Step Enrichment Program 2 Pre-K
    390 feet
  2. Mott Hall Charter School
    590 feet
  3. P.S. 063 Author's Academy School
    590 feet
Show all 9
  1. P186x Walter J. Damrosch School
    990 feet
  2. The Gloria Alston Children's Learning Center (WNYCS) School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,200 feet
  3. New Covenant Christian Church School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  4. NYC Autism Charter School Bronx School
    1,260 feet
  5. Urban Scholars Community School
    1,260 feet
  6. Wildflower New York Charter School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McKinley Square
    40 feet
  2. Beatty Plaza
    250 feet
  3. Concrete Dreams Community Garden
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. Youth Village Playground
    1,150 feet
  2. Drew Playground
    1,160 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 26 Ambulance station
    460 feet
  2. Bronxcare Hospital Center Hospital
    710 feet
  3. Bronxcare Special Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Morrisania Library Landmark
    370 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Morrisania Baptist Church House of worship
    1,060 feet
  2. Iglesia Ni Cristo Church of Christ House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1315 Franklin Avenue Older adult center
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    70 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 27 food stores.

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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boston Road, Clinton Avenue or East 169th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.