Dreiser Loop & De Kruif Place
Dreiser Loop and De Kruif Place meet at a three-way junction in Co-op City, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Dreiser Loop Post Office is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Dreiser Loop/Defoe Pl, is 170 feet away for the Bx23, Bx25, Bx28 and three more, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Dreiser Loop/Defoe Pl, 170 feet away, for the Bx23, Bx25, Bx28, Bx30 and two more.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Dreiser Loop/Defoe Pl Bx23, Bx25, Bx28, Bx30 +2 · Shelter170 feetBx23 Bx25 Bx28 Bx30 Bx38 BxM7
Next buses at this stop
- Bx23 …
- Bx25 …
- Bx28 …
- Bx30 …
- Bx38 …
- BxM7 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway northbound at Tillotson Avenue & Net, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2284 Tillotson Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1750 East Gun Hill Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes 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 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10475
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 45
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Co-op City
- Elevation
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 10,900 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 in 1969.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Dreiser Loop (north and west sides).
East side of De Kruif Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of De Kruif Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 216164 and 223531.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 older adult center
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Ciddity Kiddie Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K870 feet
- I.S. 181 Pablo Casals School1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Givans Creek Woods Nature area1,210 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 177 Dreiser Loop Older adult center440 feet
- Dreiser Loop Post Office460 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket450 feet
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Debs Place & Dreiser Loop 350 feet
- Dreiser Loop & Defoe Place 360 feet
- Co-Op City Boulevard & Dreiser Loop 1,020 feet
- Co-Op City Boulevard & Dreiser Loop 1,150 feet
- Bellamy Loop & Benchley Place 1,310 feet
- Co-Op City Boulevard & Rombouts Avenue 0.3 miles
- Baychester Avenue & Donizetti Place 0.3 miles
- Broun Place & Bellamy Loop 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Dreiser Loop.