Dreiser Loop & Defoe Place
Dreiser Loop and Defoe Place meet at a three-way junction in Co-op City, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. I.S. 181 Pablo Casals is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Dreiser Loop/Defoe Pl, is 180 feet away for the Bx23, Bx25, Bx28 and two 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, 180 feet away, for the Bx23, Bx25, Bx28, Bx30 and Bx38.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Dreiser Loop/Defoe Pl Bx23, Bx25, Bx28, Bx30 +1180 feetBx23 Bx25 Bx28 Bx30 Bx38
Next buses at this stop
- Bx23 …
- Bx25 …
- Bx28 …
- Bx30 …
- Bx38 …
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 station0.7 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 two 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 November 2022.
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
- 21 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- 32 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and May 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 side).
North side of Defoe Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Defoe Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Dreiser Loop
- Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of Dreiser Loop
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Dreiser Loop
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 212804 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
- I.S. 181 Pablo Casals School920 feet
- Ciddity Kiddie Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Givans Creek Woods Nature area840 feet
Community centers and public services
- Dreiser Loop Post Office340 feet
- Older adult center at 177 Dreiser Loop Older adult center450 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket820 feet
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 six nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Dreiser Loop & De Kruif Place 360 feet
- Debs Place & Dreiser Loop 720 feet
- Co-Op City Boulevard & Dreiser Loop 780 feet
- Co-Op City Boulevard & Dreiser Loop 1,150 feet
- Baychester Avenue & Donizetti Place 0.3 miles
- Co-Op City Boulevard & Rombouts Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Dreiser Loop.