Crotona Avenue & Crotona Park South
Crotona Avenue and Crotona Park South meet at a three-way junction in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Playground Of The Stars is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Prospect Av/Boston Rd, is 660 feet away for the Bx17, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Prospect Av/Boston Rd, 660 feet away, for the Bx17.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Prospect Av/Boston Rd Bx17 · Shelter660 feetBx17
Next buses at this stop
- Bx17 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Crotona Park South.
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Boston Rd & Prospect Ave 19 docks in all790 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1365 Boston Road Gas station920 feet
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10456
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 15
- Police precinct
- 42
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Morrisania
- Elevation
- 76 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.
Since 2014 at least 60 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 116 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Crotona Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Crotona Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of Crotona Park South
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Crotona Park South
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 gardens
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Mott Hall III School770 feet
- P.S. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld School770 feet
- Puerto Rican Family Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5980 feet
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- My First Step Enrichment Program 2 Pre-K1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Crotona Park70 feet
- Damiana Pizarro Community Garden530 feet
- Playground Of The Stars Playground730 feet
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- Martin Van Buren Playground910 feet
- Concrete Dreams Community Garden1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Clinton Avenue & Crotona Park South 100 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Crotona Avenue 330 feet
- Crotona Avenue & East 170th Street 350 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Lafayette Street 420 feet
- East 170th Street & Clinton Avenue 440 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Crotona Park South 450 feet
- Boston Road & Prospect Avenue 670 feet
- Boston Road & Crotona Avenue 690 feet
See every intersection along Crotona Avenue or Crotona Park South.