East 171st Street & Crotona Place
East 171st Street and Crotona Place meet at a three-way junction in Claremont Village-Claremont (East), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Crotona Park is 240 feet away, and Little Claremont Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/Claremont Pkwy, is 670 feet away for the Bx15, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/Claremont Pkwy, 670 feet away, for the Bx15.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/Claremont Pkwy Bx15670 feetBx15
Next buses at this stop
- Bx15 …
Cycling
- 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 171 St & 3 Ave 24 docks in all330 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 4056 3rd Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10457
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 16
- Police precinct
- 42
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Claremont Village-Claremont (East)
- Elevation
- 60 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and May 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Crotona Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Crotona Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of East 171st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 3 gardens
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Mott Hall III School930 feet
- P.S. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld School930 feet
- Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K940 feet
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- P.S. 042 Claremont School1,110 feet
- Bronx Preparatory Charter School1,190 feet
- Tremont Monterey Day Care Site I I Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Crotona Park240 feet
- Playground Of The Stars Playground370 feet
- Damiana Pizarro Community Garden670 feet
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- Flower Garden - Morris II Houses (NYCHA) Garden720 feet
- Jardin de la Familia Garden730 feet
- Gouverneur Playground740 feet
- Little Claremont Playground1,100 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pauls Episcopal Church House of worship940 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,130 feet
- Food Bazaar Supermarket1,200 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 171st Street 180 feet
- 3rd Avenue & East 171st Street 270 feet
- St Pauls Place & Crotona Place 470 feet
- Fulton Avenue & Claremont Parkway 590 feet
- Fulton Avenue & Crotona Park South 610 feet
- Washington Avenue & East 171st Street 680 feet
- 3rd Avenue & Claremont Parkway 700 feet
- 3rd Avenue & St Pauls Place 740 feet
See every intersection along Crotona Place or East 171st Street.