Claflin Avenue & Eames Place
Claflin Avenue and Eames Place meet at a three-way junction in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Jerome Park Library is 90 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingsbridge Rd, is about six minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them parks, and 17 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1937, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kingsbridge Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Kingsbridge Rd 40.3 miles4
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Motif” (2007) by Mario M. Muller at the Kingsbridge Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is West Kingsbridge Rd/University Av, 670 feet away, for the Bx3, Bx9 and Bx32.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- West Kingsbridge Rd/University Av Bx3, Bx9, Bx32670 feetBx3 Bx9 Bx32
Next buses at this stop
- Bx3 …
- Bx9 …
- Bx32 …
Cycling
- 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Eames Pl & Claflin Ave 20 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2590 Bailey Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 March 2022.
What the city has done here
- Enhanced crossing, December 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10468
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 14
- Police precinct
- 50
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village
- Elevation
- 168 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1937.
Since 2014 at least 29 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Claflin Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Claflin Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Eames Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Schools and child care
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 7 School140 feet
- P.S. 086 Kingsbridge Heights School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Aqueduct Walk Park950 feet
- Barnhill Square990 feet
- Major General John R Brown Triangle1,050 feet
Health care
- The Plaza Rehab and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice680 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Jerome Park Library90 feet
Houses of worship
- Fordham Manor Church House of worship440 feet
Supermarkets
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Webb Avenue & Eames Place 220 feet
- University Avenue & Eames Place 270 feet
- West 195th Street & Claflin Avenue 400 feet
- Webb Avenue & West Kingsbridge Road 490 feet
- University Avenue & West Kingsbridge Road 620 feet
- Webb Avenue & West 195th Street 620 feet
- University Avenue & West 195th Street 660 feet
- Reservoir Avenue & West 195th Street 910 feet
See every intersection along Claflin Avenue or Eames Place.