Cromwell Avenue & West 170th Street

Cromwell Avenue and West 170th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Eden-Claremont (West), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, 170 St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them schools, and 32 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
11 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
170 St
680 feet · 3 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
W 170 St/Edward L Grant HWY · Bx11
Within a walk
15 places
7 schools, 2 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cromwell Avenue & West 170th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 170 St, 680 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 170 St B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D
  2. 167 St 4
    0.4 miles
    4

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 W 170 St/Edward L Grant HWY, 450 feet away, for the Bx11.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 170 St/Edward L Grant HWY Bx11
    450 feet
    Bx11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Inwood Ave & W 170 St 21 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1237 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

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)
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 315 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cromwell Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

West side of Cromwell Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of West 170th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of West 170th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Family Life Academy Charter Schools High School
    210 feet
  2. Family Life Academy Charter School
    390 feet
  3. Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School
    550 feet
Show all 8
  1. Zeta Charter School - Bronx Mount Eden School
    710 feet
  2. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  3. Bronx Debate Academy School
    1,030 feet
  4. Kipp Bronx Charter School III School
    1,180 feet
  5. Zeta Charter School – Mount Eden School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Keltch Park
    550 feet
  2. Cpl Fischer Park
    830 feet
  3. Corporal Fischer Park Playground
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Roberto Clemente Community Garden
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of God Pentecostal House of worship
    930 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Post Office
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,220 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    820 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 24 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cromwell Avenue or West 170th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.