Creston Avenue & Minerva Place
Creston Avenue and Minerva Place meet at a three-way junction in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Samuel Church is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College 41,220 feet4
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
Also within a walk
- Bedford Park Blvd B, D1,310 feetB D
- Kingsbridge Rd B, D0.3 milesB D
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Community Garden” (2006) by Andrea Dezsö at the Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/Minerva Pl, 320 feet away, for the Bx1 and Bx2.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Concourse/Minerva Pl Bx1, Bx2 · Shelter320 feetBx1 Bx2
Next buses at this stop
- Bx1 …
- Bx2 …
Cycling
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Jerome Ave & E 198 St 20 docks in all710 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Southern Boulevard, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2895 Jerome Avenue Gas station320 feet
- 2 Bedford Park Boulevard West Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10468
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 14
- Police precinct
- 52
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford Park
- Elevation
- 141 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,300 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 1923 and 1941.
Since 2014 at least 429 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and December 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Creston Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Creston Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Minerva Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Lil Inventors Grand Concourse Blvd Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
Houses of worship
- St Samuel Church House of worship1,310 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch990 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket540 feet
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 22 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jerome Avenue & Minerva Place 220 feet
- Creston Avenue & East 198th Street 280 feet
- Grand Concourse & East 198th Street 510 feet
- Creston Avenue & East 197th Street 600 feet
- Jerome Avenue & East 199th Street 650 feet
- Jerome Avenue & East 198th Street 690 feet
- Jerome Avenue & Parkview Terrace 820 feet
- Valentine Avenue & East 198th Street 890 feet
See every intersection along Creston Avenue or Minerva Place.