Crosby Avenue & Merry Avenue

Crosby Avenue and Merry Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pelham Bay Library is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Buhre Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 13 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1968, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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Crosby Avenue & Merry Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Buhre Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Buhre Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Pelham Bay
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Middletown Rd 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Have a Happy Day” (2015) by Soonae Tark at the Buhre Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Crosby Av/Zulette Av, 160 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Crosby Av/Zulette Av Bx8
    160 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway northbound at Hutchinson River Parkway East & Hutchinson River Parkway at Lee Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3065 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10461
Community board
Bronx Community Board 10
City Council district
13
Police precinct
45
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Throgs Neck-Schuylerville
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1968.

Since 2014 at least 65 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 1 sign on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Crosby Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 071 Rose E. Scala School
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Pelham Bay Library
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3035 Middletown Road Older adult center · listed historic place
    930 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,100 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 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 nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.