Cruger Avenue & North Oak Drive

Cruger Avenue and North Oak Drive meet at a three-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Gun Hill Community Center is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Burke Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Burke Av
890 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
White Plains Rd/Magenta St · Bx39
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cruger Avenue & North Oak Drive Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Burke Av, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Burke Av 2, 5
    890 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. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Literature” (2006) by Béatrice Coron at the Burke Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Magenta St, 870 feet away, for the Bx39.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Magenta St Bx39
    870 feet
    Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 786 Burke Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 3474 Putnam Place Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2021.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
12
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
101 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

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 March 2015 and April 2015, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cruger Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of North Oak Drive

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of North Oak Drive

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. All Seasons a & C Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    250 feet
  2. 123 Baby Talks Developmental Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    430 feet
  3. P.S. 041 Gun Hill Road School
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gun Hill Playground
    450 feet
  2. Magenta Playground
    590 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3377 White Plains Road Older adult center
    770 feet
  2. Gun Hill Community Center
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    480 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 18 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cruger Avenue or North Oak Drive.

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