Cromwell Avenue & Macombs Road

Cromwell Avenue and Macombs Road meet at a three-way junction in Mount Eden-Claremont (West), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Kipp Bronx Charter School III is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 170 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them schools, and eight places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
170 St
1,060 feet · 4 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
Macombs Rd/Goble Pl · Bx18B
Within a walk
13 places
6 schools, 2 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cromwell Avenue & Macombs Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 170 St, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 170 St 4
    1,060 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. Mt Eden Av 4
    0.3 miles
    4
  2. 170 St B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Views from Above” (2006) by Dina Bursztyn at the 170 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Macombs Rd/Goble Pl, 400 feet away, for the Bx18B.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Macombs Rd/Goble Pl Bx18B
    400 feet
    Bx18B

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx18B …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Macombs Road.

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Goble Pl & Macombs Rd 19 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1657 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10452
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Eden-Claremont (West)

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cromwell Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

West side of Cromwell Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Macombs Road

  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Macombs Road

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Macombs Road

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Macombs Road

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. Kipp Bronx Charter School III School
    150 feet
  2. Zeta Charter School - Bronx Mount Eden School
    520 feet
  3. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
Show all 7
  1. Comprehensive Model School Project M.S. 327 School
    990 feet
  2. Mount Eden Children's Academy School
    990 feet
  3. Family Life Academy Charter Schools High School
    1,050 feet
  4. Family Life Academy Charter School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Goble Playground
    340 feet
  2. Keltch Park
    860 feet
  3. Inwood Park
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. West Bronx Recreation Center
    420 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and ten 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cromwell Avenue or Macombs Road.

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