Cross Bronx Expressway & Nelson Avenue

Cross Bronx Expressway and Nelson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Half-Nelson Playground is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Mt Eden Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
13 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Mt Eden Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
970 feet
University Av/W 174 St · Bx3, Bx36
Within a walk
12 places
3 religious buildings, 3 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cross Bronx Expressway & Nelson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Mt Eden Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Mt Eden Av 4
    0.5 miles
    4

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Procession of Folk #3” (2006) by Amir Bey at the Mt Eden Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is University Av/W 174 St, 970 feet away, for the Bx3 and Bx36.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. University Av/W 174 St Bx3, Bx36
    970 feet
    Bx3 Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx3 …
  2. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Nelson Ave & W 172 St 20 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1237 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.6 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 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10452
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
14 and 16 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
44 and 46 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (South)-Morris Heights

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 213 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Cross Bronx Expressway

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Cross Bronx Expressway

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Nelson Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Nelson Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 199x - the Shakespeare School
    660 feet
  2. Bronx-Manhattan SDA School
    720 feet
  3. Aim High - S Bronx Headstart Site 2 School
    770 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bronx Works Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Half-Nelson Playground
    620 feet
  2. Plimpton Playground
    650 feet
  3. Featherbed Triangle
    750 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Featherbed Lane Presbyterian Church House of worship
    710 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. West Bronx Recreation Center
    830 feet
  2. Sedgwick Community Center
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and eight 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cross Bronx Expressway or Nelson Avenue.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, 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.