Burke Avenue & Cruger Avenue

Burke Avenue and Cruger Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Gun Hill Playground is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Burke Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Burke Av
310 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
White Plains Rd/Burke Av · Bx39, T117, BxM11
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Burke Avenue & Cruger Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Burke Av, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Burke Av 2, 5
    310 feet
    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. Allerton Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5
  2. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Literature” (2006) by Béatrice Coron at the Burke Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Burke Av, 290 feet away, for the Bx39, T117 and BxM11.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Burke Av Bx39, T117, BxM11
    290 feet
    Bx39 T117 BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …
  2. T117 …
  3. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Burke Avenue.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 786 Burke Avenue Gas station
    810 feet
  2. 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2023
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
12
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
103 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 25 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Burke Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Burke Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Cruger Avenue

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Cruger Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 208034 and 208395.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. All Seasons a & C Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  2. 123 Baby Talks Developmental Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gun Hill Playground
    1,170 feet
  2. Magenta Playground
    1,190 feet
  3. Bronx Park
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    700 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Burke Avenue or Cruger Avenue.

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