Cross Bronx Expressway & Monroe Avenue

Cross Bronx Expressway and Monroe Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Hope, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Engine 42 firehouse is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, 174-175 Sts, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174-175 Sts
1,140 feet · 4 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
920 feet
Morris Av/E 174 St · Bx32
Within a walk
24 places
10 religious buildings, 3 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cross Bronx Expressway & Monroe Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174-175 Sts, 1,140 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 174-175 Sts B, D
    1,140 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Tremont Av B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D
  2. 176 St 4
    0.5 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Seasons Everchanging” (2018) by Roy Secord at the 174-175 Sts station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 174 St, 920 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Av/E 174 St Bx32
    920 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Monroe Avenue.

  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Clay Ave & E 173 St 19 docks in all
    1,100 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 780 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1805 Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Hope
Elevation
91 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 99 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Cross Bronx Expressway

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Cross Bronx Expressway

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Monroe Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Monroe Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 070 Max Schoenfeld School
    570 feet
  2. Promesa Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  3. Igbans Institute of Vocational Train Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Peace Park
    290 feet
  2. Peace Park Playground
    450 feet
  3. Cleopatra Playground
    660 feet
Show all 9
  1. Garden of Eden Garden
    670 feet
  2. Morris Mesa Playground
    800 feet
  3. Garden of Life Garden
    830 feet
  4. Claremont Park
    940 feet
  5. Bandshell in Claremont Park Park feature
    1,000 feet
  6. Barry Plaza
    1,100 feet

Health care

  1. Casa Promesa Nursing home or hospice
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. International Christian Church House of worship
    320 feet
  2. Family Baptist Church House of worship
    470 feet
  3. Tabernacle of Joy 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    890 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 42 Fire station
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    210 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 14 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cross Bronx Expressway or Monroe Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, 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 Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.