Cruger Avenue & Lydig Avenue

Cruger Avenue and Lydig Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Young Voices Academy of the Bronx is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Pkwy, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them schools, and 28 places to eat. About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1931, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Pelham Pkwy
980 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
White Plains Rd/Lydig Av · Bx39
Within a walk
7 places
2 schools, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cruger Avenue & Lydig Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Pelham Pkwy, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Pelham Pkwy 2, 5
    980 feet
    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. Morris Park 5
    0.4 miles
    5
  2. Bronx Park East 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Back to the Garden” (2007) by Tomie Arai at the Pelham Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Lydig Av, 300 feet away, for the Bx39.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Lydig Av Bx39
    300 feet
    Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 68 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2090 Bronxdale Avenue Gas station
    1,240 feet
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    850 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
Elevation
70 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,800 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 1929 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2023 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cruger Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Cruger Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Lydig Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Lydig Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206804, 208759, 208760 and 213265.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 105 Sen Abraham Bernstein School
    420 feet
  2. Young Voices Academy of the Bronx School
    900 feet
  3. Lil Inventors Child Care Wallace Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bronx Park
    830 feet
  2. Ben Abrams Playground
    880 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library
    1,000 feet
  2. Pelham Parkway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    370 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    610 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    670 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    300 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    890 feet
  3. Food Choice Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    530 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cruger Avenue or Lydig Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.