City Island Avenue & Hawkins Street
City Island Avenue and Hawkins Street meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island, Bronx. The corner is also named Richard DePierro 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. Hawkins Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, City Island Av/Fordham St, is 300 feet away for the Bx29 and BxM8. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, two of them playgrounds, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is City Island Av/Fordham St, 300 feet away, for the Bx29 and BxM8.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- City Island Av/Fordham St Bx29, BxM8300 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, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 400 City Island Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 565 City Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.6 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 February 2022.
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
- 17 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Richard DePierro Way, a co-naming enacted on March 19, 2023 (Local Law 44 of 2023).
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 1915 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Richard DePierro Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of City Island Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of City Island Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Hawkins Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Georgian Revival and Transitional Italianate, one each, and built between 1860 and 1898.
- City Island Nautical Museum Designated landmark590 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 Stele110 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 field
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
- 5 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 175 City Island School1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hawkins Park50 feet
- Hawkins Park Playground70 feet
- Ambrosini Field870 feet
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- Ambrosini Field Playground880 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at On the Sound Public space1,060 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- City Island Library540 feet
- Public School 17 Listed historic place1,060 feet
Community centers and public services
- City Island Post Office1,080 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 70/Ladder 53 Fire station750 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch890 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,080 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and two 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- City Island Avenue & Caroll Street 240 feet
- City Island Avenue & Fordham Street 290 feet
- Fordham Street & Brown Lane 430 feet
- City Island Avenue & Schofield Street 510 feet
- City Island Avenue & Bay Street 530 feet
- Minnieford Avenue & Caroll Street 620 feet
- Hawkins Street & William Avenue 630 feet
- Minnieford Avenue & Fordham Street 670 feet
See every intersection along City Island Avenue or Hawkins Street.