Cross Bronx Expressway & Washington Avenue

Cross Bronx Expressway and Washington Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Claremont Village-Claremont (East), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Engine 46/Ladder 27 firehouse is 180 feet away, and Morning Star Full Gospel Assembly Church is 1,120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/Cross Bronx Expwy, is 840 feet away for the Bx15, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
730 feet by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
840 feet
3 Av/Cross Bronx Expwy · Bx15
Within a walk
26 places
12 religious buildings, 3 fire stations and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cross Bronx Expressway & Washington Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/Cross Bronx Expwy, 840 feet away, for the Bx15.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/Cross Bronx Expwy Bx15
    840 feet
    Bx15

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Ave & E 174 St 19 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 730 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4056 3rd Avenue Gas station
    830 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
42 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Claremont Village-Claremont (East)
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

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

North side of Cross Bronx Expressway

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of Cross Bronx Expressway

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

East side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Federal, and built in 1905.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 3 fire stations
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 058 School
    890 feet
  2. Eagle Academy for Young Men School
    1,030 feet
  3. Vol of Amer - Bronx Early Learni Ctr School
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. Volunteers of America - Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stop & Go Playground
    350 feet
  2. Bathgate Community Garden
    630 feet
  3. Walter Gladwin Park
    800 feet
Show all 4
  1. Crotona Park
    930 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 18 Ambulance station
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Tremont Library Landmark
    850 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Garden of Prayer Cathedral Church House of worship
    940 feet
  2. Morning Star Full Gospel Assembly Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 46/Ladder 27 Fire station
    180 feet
  2. 48th Precinct Police station
    280 feet
  3. Bronx Borough Command Fire station
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rescue 3 Fire station
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cross Bronx Expressway or Washington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.