Coster Street & Spofford Avenue

Coster Street and Spofford Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Hunts Point, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. St Ignatius School is 710 feet away. The nearest subway, Hunts Point Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, six of them schools, and six places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 103 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Safety record
4 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Hunts Point Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Hunts Point Av/Spofford Av · Bx6, Bx6 SBS
Within a walk
21 places
6 schools, 5 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Coster Street & Spofford Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Hunts Point Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. Hunts Point Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hunts Point Av/Spofford Av, 450 feet away, for the Bx6 and Bx6 SBS.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hunts Point Av/Spofford Av Bx6, Bx6 SBS · Shelter
    450 feet
    Bx6 Bx6 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …
  2. Bx6 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hunts Point Ave & Bryant Ave 21 docks in all
    700 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 870 Garrison Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 880 Garrison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10474
Community board
Bronx Community Board 2
City Council district
17
Police precinct
41
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hunts Point
Elevation
77 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 146 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 103 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Coster Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Coster Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Spofford Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Spofford Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 6 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 field
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 048 Joseph R. Drake School
    240 feet
  2. La Peninsula Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    390 feet
  3. Sunshine Devel - la Peninsula HS School
    520 feet
Show all 8
  1. St Ignatius School
    710 feet
  2. Jump for Success Pre-K
    930 feet
  3. Bronx Academy for Multi-Media School
    1,100 feet
  4. Leaders in Our Neighborhood Charter School
    1,100 feet
  5. Leaders in Our Neighborhood CHS School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hunts Point Playground
    320 feet
  2. Julio Carballo Fields Field
    570 feet
  3. Julio Carballo Fields Playground
    580 feet
Show all 4
  1. Barretto Park
    890 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Spofford Campus Public space
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunnyslope Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hunts Point Recreation Center
    550 feet
  2. Hunts Point Post Office
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    540 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Coster Street or Spofford Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.