East 170th Street & Cottage Place
East 170th Street and Cottage Place meet at a three-way junction in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mott Hall III is 290 feet away, and P.S. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld is 290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/St Pauls Pl, is 960 feet away for the Bx15, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/St Pauls Pl, 960 feet away, for the Bx15.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/St Pauls Pl Bx15960 feetBx15
Next buses at this stop
- Bx15 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Fulton Ave & St Paul's Pl 19 docks in all550 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1365 Boston Road Gas station0.3 miles
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.8 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10456
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 15 and 16 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 42
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Morrisania
- Elevation
- 77 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and February 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Cottage Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Cottage Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of East 170th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.
- 13 religious buildings
- 10 schools
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 gardens
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Mott Hall III School290 feet
- P.S. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld School290 feet
- Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics School620 feet
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- Eximius College Preparatory Academy: a College Board School620 feet
- The Gloria Alston Children's Learning Center (WNYCS) School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5800 feet
- Wildflower New York Charter School910 feet
- Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,190 feet
- Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School1,200 feet
- I.S. 219 New Venture School1,200 feet
- Kappa School1,200 feet
- P.S. 055 Benjamin Franklin School1,310 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 2 School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Crotona Park630 feet
- Damiana Pizarro Community Garden710 feet
- Gouverneur Playground720 feet
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- Drew Playground770 feet
- Playground Of The Stars Playground830 feet
- Flower Garden - Morris II Houses (NYCHA) Garden1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Iglesia Ni Cristo Church of Christ House of worship730 feet
- St Pauls Episcopal Church House of worship1,190 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1315 Franklin Avenue Older adult center1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket570 feet
- CTown Supermarket690 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 15 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fulton Avenue & East 170th Street 190 feet
- East 170th Street & Franklin Avenue 300 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Jefferson Place 530 feet
- Fulton Avenue & Crotona Park South 560 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Crotona Park South 630 feet
- East 170th Street & Clinton Avenue 640 feet
- 3rd Avenue & East 170th Street 670 feet
- St Pauls Place & Crotona Place 780 feet
See every intersection along East 170th Street.