Crotona Avenue & East 189th Street
Crotona Avenue and East 189th Street meet at a three-way junction in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 89 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (Base) is 400 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Crotona Av/E 189 St, is 120 feet away for the Bx17, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Crotona Av/E 189 St, 120 feet away, for the Bx17.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Crotona Av/E 189 St Bx17120 feetBx17
Next buses at this stop
- Bx17 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Crotona Avenue.
Nearest bike-share station
- Crotona Ave & E Fordham Rd 25 docks in all720 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 730 East Fordham Road Gas station700 feet
- 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2022
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 89 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,779th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 67 more were issued.
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
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1912 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 112 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Crotona Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of East 189th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of East 189th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (Base) School400 feet
- Crotona International High School400 feet
- High School for Energy and Technology School400 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sergeant Johnson Triangle710 feet
- Belmont Little Farmers Garden780 feet
- Bronx Park1,060 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 18 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 189th Street & Beaumont Avenue 250 feet
- East 189th Street & Cambreleng Avenue 450 feet
- East Fordham Road & Crotona Avenue 550 feet
- East 188th Street & Beaumont Avenue 660 feet
- Belmont Avenue & East 189th Street 710 feet
- Crotona Avenue & East 187th Street 860 feet
- East 188th Street & Cambreleng Avenue 860 feet
- Hughes Avenue & East 189th Street 930 feet
See every intersection along Crotona Avenue or East 189th Street.