City Island Avenue & Tier Street

City Island Avenue and Tier Street meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island, Bronx. 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 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, City Island Av/Ditmars St, is 430 feet away for the Bx29 and BxM8. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Hutchinson River Parkway
2.2 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
City Island Av/Ditmars St · Bx29, BxM8
Within a walk
9 places
2 public spaces, 2 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
City Island Avenue & Tier Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is City Island Av/Ditmars St, 430 feet away, for the Bx29 and BxM8.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. City Island Av/Ditmars St Bx29, BxM8
    430 feet
    Bx29 BxM8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx29 …
  2. BxM8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 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, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 July 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
19 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 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and May 2026, 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 parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-3PM

North side of Tier Street

  • No standing 5 signs 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
    820 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
    740 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 public spaces
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 nature area
  • 2 other places

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hawkins Park Playground
    750 feet
  2. Hawkins Park
    820 feet
  3. City Island Wetlands Nature area
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Seafood City Public space
    950 feet
  2. Public space at On the Sound Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. City Island Library
    370 feet
  2. Public School 17 Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Beth El Temple City Island House of worship
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    280 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along City Island Avenue or Tier Street.

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.