Cross Bronx Expressway & Harrod Avenue
Cross Bronx Expressway and Harrod Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Bronx River development. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx River Community Center is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Morrison Av-Soundview, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Morrison Av-Soundview, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Morrison Av-Soundview 60.5 miles6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Land Between Two Waters” (2010) by Maria Cristalli & Marc Brown at the Morrison Av-Soundview station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is E 174 St/Harrod Av, 770 feet away, for the Bx11.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 174 St/Harrod Av Bx11 · Shelter770 feetBx11
Next buses at this stop
- Bx11 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 840 feet by car along the streets.
- 1419 Rosedale Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10472
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
- Elevation
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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 in 1952.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Bronx River development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Cross Bronx Expressway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Harrod Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Harrod Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 community center
- 1 older adult center
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Captain William Harry Thompson Playground970 feet
- Metcalf Playground1,040 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bronx River Community Center640 feet
- Older adult center at 1619 East 174th Street Older adult center640 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Bronx River Parkway at East 177th Street 380 feet
- East 174th Street & Harrod Avenue 730 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Fteley Avenue 760 feet
- East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway 840 feet
- East 177th Street & Croes Avenue 860 feet
- East 174th Street & Morrison Avenue 880 feet
- Bronx River Parkway & East 174th Street 940 feet
- East 174th Street & Stratford Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along Cross Bronx Expressway or Harrod Avenue.