City Island Avenue & Bay Street

City Island Avenue and Bay Street meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. City Island Library is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, City Island Av/Fordham St, is 220 feet away for the Bx29 and BxM8. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places and 11 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Hutchinson River Parkway
2.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
City Island Av/Fordham St · Bx29, BxM8
Within a walk
8 places
2 public spaces, 1 fire station and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
City Island Avenue & Bay Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is City Island Av/Fordham St, 220 feet away, for the Bx29 and BxM8.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. City Island Av/Fordham St Bx29, BxM8 · Shelter
    220 feet
    Bx29 BxM8
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx29 …
  2. BxM8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway northbound at Shore Road & Hutchinson River Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 400 City Island Avenue Gas station
    820 feet
  2. 565 City Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10464
Community board
Bronx Community Board 10
City Council district
13
Police precinct
45
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 500 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 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bay Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of Bay Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

East side of City Island Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of City Island Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Georgian Revival, and built between 1897 and 1898.

  1. City Island Nautical Museum Designated landmark
    650 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in City Island Park.

  1. City Island World War Memorial Stele
    480 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hawkins Park Playground
    490 feet
  2. Hawkins Park
    550 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at On the Sound Public space
    1,010 feet
  2. Public space at Seafood City Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. City Island Library
    100 feet
  2. Public School 17 Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 70/Ladder 53 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    550 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and three 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bay Street or City Island Avenue.

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