Bronx River Avenue & Story Avenue

Bronx River Avenue and Story Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Easter Seals Ny, Inc- 1520 Story Ave is 980 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Story Av/Bronx River Av, is 70 feet away for the Bx5. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them schools. About 140 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1964, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
0.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Story Av/Bronx River Av · Bx5
Within a walk
10 places
4 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bronx River Avenue & Story Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Story Av/Bronx River Av, 70 feet away, for the Bx5.

  • 1 route within a ten-minute walk
  1. Story Av/Bronx River Av Bx5
    70 feet
    Bx5

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx5 …

Live arrivals

Bronx River Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 9pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bronx River Avenue and Story Avenue.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Story Avenue & Metcalf Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1419 Bronx River Avenue Gas station
    1,030 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
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10473
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 140 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 in 1964.

Trees

Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bronx River Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of Bronx River Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Story Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of Story Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Arena High School
    470 feet
  2. Bronx Charter School for the Arts Middle School
    470 feet
  3. Easter Seals Ny, Inc- 1520 Story Ave School
    980 feet
Show all 6
  1. These Our Treasures Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  2. Easter Seals Ny, Inc- 1530 Story Ave School
    1,220 feet
  3. Easter Seals New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Colgate Close Playground
    1,140 feet
  2. Colgate Close Park
    1,140 feet
  3. Garrison Park
    1,170 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bruckner Boulevard Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    880 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bronx River Avenue or Story Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.