Crotona Park East & Charlotte Street

Crotona Park East and Charlotte Street meet at a three-way junction in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Crotona Park is 30 feet away, and Boxcar Playground (6) is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, six of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
670 feet
Claremont Pkwy/Crotona Park East · Bx11
Within a walk
19 places
6 religious buildings, 5 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Crotona Park East & Charlotte Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Trip Up the Bronx River” (2004) by Daniel Del Valle at the 174 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Claremont Pkwy/Crotona Park East, 670 feet away, for the Bx11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Claremont Pkwy/Crotona Park East Bx11
    670 feet
    Bx11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Crotona Park East.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Charlotte St & Boston Rd 19 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    1,240 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
15
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Crotona Park East
Elevation
88 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 122 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Charlotte Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Charlotte Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Crotona Park East

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built between 1929 and 1931.

  1. Herman Ridder Junior High School Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 2 park features
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. E.S.M.T- I.S. 190 School
    170 feet
  2. P.S. 061 Francisco Oller School
    170 feet
  3. Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bard High School Early College Bronx School
    870 feet
  2. Bronx Envision Academy School
    870 feet
  3. Explorations Academy H.S. School
    870 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crotona Park
    30 feet
  2. Boxcar Playground (6) Playground
    60 feet
  3. Carter Playground (7) Playground
    150 feet
Show all 7
  1. Nature Center in Crotona Park Park feature
    580 feet
  2. Indian Lake in Crotona Park Park feature
    670 feet
  3. Hill & Dale Playground
    770 feet
  4. Martin Van Buren Playground
    790 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Gospel Temple Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Charlotte Street or Crotona Park East.

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