East 196th Street & Colonial Avenue
East 196th Street and Colonial Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pelham Bay Park is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Bay Park, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Pelham Bay Park, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Pelham Bay Park 6930 feet6
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Pelham Pkwy/St Paul Av, 790 feet away, for the Bx12.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Pelham Pkwy/St Paul Av Bx12790 feetBx12
Next buses at this stop
- Bx12 …
Cycling
- 9 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 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 July 2021.
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
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1965.
Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2024 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Colonial Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Colonial Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 205691 and 205926.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- The Children's Circle Preschool920 feet
- The Inspired Community Project Preschool, ages 2 to 51,020 feet
- Bronx Starbright Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pelham Bay Park300 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and four 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 196th Street & Burr Avenue 260 feet
- East 196th Street & St Paul Avenue 310 feet
- Pelham Parkway South & Colonial Avenue 470 feet
- Hobart Avenue & East 196th Street 590 feet
- Westchester Avenue & Colonial Avenue 730 feet
- Pelham Parkway South & St Paul Avenue 750 feet
- Westchester Avenue & Burr Avenue 830 feet
- Hobart Avenue & East 195th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along Colonial Avenue or East 196th Street.