Cruger Avenue & Sagamore Street

Cruger Avenue and Sagamore Street meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Park is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, Bronx Park East, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bronx Park East
500 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
White Plains Rd/Rhinelander Av · Bx22, Bx39
Within a walk
7 places
4 religious buildings, 1 fire station and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cruger Avenue & Sagamore Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bronx Park East, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Bronx Park East 2, 5
    500 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “B is for Birds in the Bronx” (2006) by Candida Alvarez at the Bronx Park East station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Rhinelander Av, 320 feet away, for the Bx22 and Bx39.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Rhinelander Av Bx22, Bx39
    320 feet
    Bx22 Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway at Ranaqua Loop & Bronx River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2090 Bronxdale Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1965.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the goldenrain tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

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

East side of Cruger Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING IN TUNNEL W/ 7 O'CLOCK ARROW

West side of Cruger Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING IN TUNNEL W/ 5 O'CLOCK ARROW

North side of Sagamore Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Sagamore Street

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

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bronx Park
    730 feet
  2. Brady Playground
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marthas Church House of worship
    860 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 90/Ladder 41 Fire station
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and ten 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cruger Avenue or Sagamore Street.

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