Crotona Avenue & East 187th Street

Crotona Avenue and East 187th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 35 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (Base) is 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Crotona Av/E 187 St, is 120 feet away for the Bx17, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
35 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Crotona Av/E 187 St · Bx17
Within a walk
17 places
4 religious buildings, 4 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Crotona Avenue & East 187th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Crotona Av/E 187 St, 120 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Crotona Av/E 187 St Bx17
    120 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Crotona Avenue and East 187th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Southern Blvd & E 187 St 23 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 730 East Fordham Road Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 35 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Belmont
Elevation
75 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 3,500 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 between 1913 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 97 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2021 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Crotona Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Crotona Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of East 187th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

South side of East 187th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 207345, 209782 and 211977.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (Base) School
    680 feet
  2. Crotona International High School
    680 feet
  3. High School for Energy and Technology School
    680 feet
Show all 7
  1. Belmont Community Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. Little Stars Childcare Program IV Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  3. P.S. 205 Fiorello Laguardia School
    1,030 feet
  4. Brainiac Babies Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bronx Park
    640 feet
  2. Bronx Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    690 feet
  3. Ciccarone Park Playground
    1,200 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ciccarone Park
    1,200 feet
  2. Whalen Grove Park
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church House of worship
    870 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2405 Southern Boulevard Older adult center
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    660 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 31 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Crotona Avenue or East 187th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.