Bronx River Avenue & Colgate Avenue

Bronx River Avenue and Colgate Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 1,237 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Starlight Park is 70 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
1,270 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
Westchester Av/Colgate Av · Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Within a walk
7 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bronx River Avenue & Colgate Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 1,270 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Elder Av 6
    1,270 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Whitlock Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Trees” (2011) by Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle at the Elder Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Colgate Av, 560 feet away, for the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Colgate Av Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
    560 feet
    Bx4 Bx4A Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx4A …
  3. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bronx River Avenue.

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Home St & Westchester Ave 21 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    410 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,237 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 650th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 577 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10472
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
17
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Greenspire' littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bronx River Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Colgate Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Colgate Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 222992.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Arcadia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    390 feet
  2. Genius Therapy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    390 feet
  3. Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet
Show all 4
  1. Tiny Tunes Daycare Evergreen Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Starlight Park
    70 feet
  2. Concrete Plant Park
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bronx River Avenue or Colgate Avenue.

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