City Island Avenue & Centre Street
City Island Avenue and Centre Street meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 175 City Island is 370 feet away, and City Island Library is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, City Island Av/Winters St, is 220 feet away for the Bx29 and BxM8. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them playgrounds, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is City Island Av/Winters St, 220 feet away, for the Bx29 and BxM8.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- City Island Av/Winters St Bx29, BxM8220 feetBx29 BxM8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx29 …
- BxM8 …
Cycling
- 14 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, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 400 City Island Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 565 City Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2019.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2023
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2024
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
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 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 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of City Island Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Transitional Italianate, and built in 1860.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 field
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 175 City Island School370 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ambrosini Field100 feet
- Ambrosini Field Playground110 feet
- Hawkins Park820 feet
Show all 4
- Hawkins Park Playground840 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- City Island Library1,310 feet
Community centers and public services
- City Island Post Office310 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 70/Ladder 53 Fire station660 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch120 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- City Island Avenue & Winters Street 250 feet
- City Island Avenue & Schofield Street 270 feet
- City Island Avenue & Earley Street 490 feet
- City Island Avenue & Caroll Street 530 feet
- Centre Street & William Avenue 590 feet
- City Island Avenue & Pell Place 730 feet
- City Island Avenue & Hawkins Street 770 feet
- Schofield Street & William Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along Centre Street or City Island Avenue.