East 197th Street & Continental Avenue
East 197th Street and Continental Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Colucci Playground is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Bay Park, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Pelham Bay Park, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Pelham Bay Park 60.3 miles6
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Pelham Pkwy/St Paul Av, 570 feet away, for the Bx12.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Pelham Pkwy/St Paul Av Bx12570 feetBx12
Next buses at this stop
- Bx12 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at Bruckner Boulevard & Charles J Crimi Road at Pelham Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 3065 Westchester Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.9 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 31 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 1927 and 1965.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Bronx Starbright Daycare Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2970 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Colucci Playground830 feet
- Pelham Bay Park1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hobart Avenue & East 196th Street 300 feet
- Pelham Parkway South & Hutchinson River Parkway East 320 feet
- Pelham Parkway South & Pelham Parkway 400 feet
- Hobart Avenue & East 195th Street 550 feet
- East 196th Street & St Paul Avenue 580 feet
- Pelham Parkway South & St Paul Avenue 600 feet
- Hutchinson River Parkway East & East 197th Street 640 feet
- Hutchinson River Parkway East & Mayflower Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Continental Avenue or East 197th Street.