East 169th Street & Franklin Avenue

East 169th Street and Franklin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mott Hall Charter School is 120 feet away, and P.S. 063 Author's Academy is 120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Franklin Av/E 169 St, is 80 feet away for the Bx35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
1 mile by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Franklin Av/E 169 St · Bx35
Within a walk
36 places
16 religious buildings, 4 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 169th Street & Franklin Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Franklin Av/E 169 St, 80 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Franklin Av/E 169 St Bx35
    80 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 169th Street and Franklin Avenue.

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Franklin Ave & E 169 St 19 docks in all
    200 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1365 Boston Road Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10456
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morrisania
Elevation
92 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 184 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 52 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 169th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 169th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Franklin Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, and built between 1907 and 1908.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mott Hall Charter School
    120 feet
  2. P.S. 063 Author's Academy School
    120 feet
  3. My First Step Enrichment Program 2 Pre-K
    860 feet
Show all 7
  1. Harriet Tubman Charter School Junior Academy School
    990 feet
  2. The Gloria Alston Children's Learning Center (WNYCS) School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,050 feet
  3. Wildflower New York Charter School
    1,140 feet
  4. New Covenant Christian Church School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Beatty Plaza
    190 feet
  2. McKinley Square
    500 feet
  3. Genesis Community Garden
    860 feet
Show all 8
  1. Drew Playground
    1,000 feet
  2. Youth Village Playground
    1,150 feet
  3. Hines Park
    1,180 feet
  4. Hines Park Playground
    1,180 feet
  5. Concrete Dreams Community Garden
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. Bronxcare Hospital Center Hospital
    240 feet
  2. EMS Station 26 Ambulance station
    730 feet
  3. Bronxcare Special Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Morrisania Library Landmark
    160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Morrisania Baptist Church House of worship
    910 feet
  2. Iglesia Ni Cristo Church of Christ House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1315 Franklin Avenue Older adult center
    490 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    470 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 24 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 169th Street or Franklin Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.