Creston Avenue & Bush Street

Creston Avenue and Bush Street meet at a three-way junction in Mount Hope, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mount Hope Garden is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Tremont Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Tremont Av
580 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Grand Concourse/E 179 St · Bx1, Bx2
Within a walk
20 places
11 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Creston Avenue & Bush Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Tremont Av, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Tremont Av B, D
    580 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Burnside Av 4
    1,270 feet
    4
  2. 182-183 Sts B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Uptown New York” (2000) by Frank Leslie Hampton at the Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/E 179 St, 600 feet away, for the Bx1 and Bx2.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 179 St Bx1, Bx2 · Shelter
    600 feet
    Bx1 Bx2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Morris Ave & E Burnside Ave 21 docks in all
    670 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1845 Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10453
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Hope
Elevation
81 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 554 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

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 July 2014 and August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bush Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Bush Street

  • Ambulettes and Access-A-Ride only 1 sign AMBULETTE & ACCESS-A-RIDE ONLY 9AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Creston Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-6AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 35 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Free Classical, and mostly built between 1906 and 1907.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Charter Ms-Law and Social Justice School
    970 feet
  2. Luna Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mount Hope Garden
    180 feet
  2. Mount Hope Garden Playground
    200 feet
  3. Devanney Triangle
    310 feet
Show all 6
  1. Echo Triangle
    930 feet
  2. Mabel Hampton Playground
    1,030 feet
  3. Bean Morris Garden
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Margaret Mary RC Church House of worship
    780 feet
  2. Church of God Pentecostal House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Morris Heights Post Office
    1,010 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    380 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    320 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bush Street or Creston 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.