East 196th Street & Burr Avenue
East 196th Street and Burr Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island, Bronx, at the edge of Pelham Bay Park. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. South Meadow in Pelham Bay Park is 1,120 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Bay Park, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Pelham Bay Park, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Pelham Bay Park 6700 feet6
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Burr Av, 570 feet away, for the Bx24, T103 and BxM8.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Westchester Av/Burr Av Bx24, T103, BxM8570 feetBx24 T103 BxM8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx24 …
- T103 …
- BxM8 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at Bruckner Boulevard & Charles J Crimi Road at Pelham Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 3065 Westchester Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.7 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 April 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10461
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 13
- Police precinct
- 45
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island; the corner is on the edge of the Pelham Bay Park area
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 between 1930 and 1965.
Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Burr Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 205689.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
Schools and child care
- The Inspired Community Project Preschool, ages 2 to 5900 feet
- The Children's Circle Preschool1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pelham Bay Park40 feet
- South Meadow in Pelham Bay Park Park feature1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 196th Street & Colonial Avenue 260 feet
- East 196th Street & St Paul Avenue 570 feet
- Westchester Avenue & Burr Avenue 570 feet
- Pelham Parkway South & Colonial Avenue 670 feet
- Bruckner Boulevard & Westchester Avenue at Bruckner Expressway 720 feet
- Bruckner Boulevard & Westchester Avenue at Westchester Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 750 feet
- Bruckner Expressway & Westchester Avenue 800 feet
- Bruckner Boulevard & Westchester Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 840 feet
See every intersection along Burr Avenue or East 196th Street.