City Island Avenue & Fordham Street
City Island Avenue and Fordham Street meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island, Bronx. The corner is also named Gerard “Skip” Giacco Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The stele “City Island World War Memorial” is 240 feet away, and Ambrosini Field is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, City Island Av/Fordham St, is 90 feet away for the Bx29 and BxM8. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is City Island Av/Fordham St, 90 feet away, for the Bx29 and BxM8.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- City Island Av/Fordham St Bx29, BxM890 feetBx29 BxM8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx29 …
- BxM8 …
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.
- 400 City Island Avenue Gas station1,060 feet
- 565 City Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2022.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2023
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
- 18 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Gerard “Skip” Giacco Way, a co-naming enacted on August 13, 2025 (Local Law 121 of 2025).
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 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Gerard “Skip” Giacco Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of City Island Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Fordham Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks 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.
- City Island Nautical Museum Designated landmark560 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in City Island Park.
- City Island World War Memorial Stele240 feet
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 listed historic place
- 3 other places
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hawkins Park Playground250 feet
- Hawkins Park310 feet
- Ambrosini Field1,160 feet
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- Ambrosini Field Playground1,170 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at On the Sound Public space770 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- City Island Library250 feet
- Public School 17 Listed historic place770 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 70/Ladder 53 Fire station1,050 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket790 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.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fordham Street & Brown Lane 130 feet
- City Island Avenue & Bay Street 240 feet
- City Island Avenue & Hawkins Street 290 feet
- Minnieford Avenue & Fordham Street 370 feet
- City Island Avenue & Tier Street 510 feet
- City Island Avenue & Caroll Street 540 feet
- King Avenue & Fordham Street 640 feet
- City Island Avenue & Reville Street 670 feet
See every intersection along City Island Avenue or Fordham Street.