Edison Avenue & Sommer Place
Edison Avenue and Sommer Place meet at a three-way junction in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Benedict School is 630 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Tremont Av/Barkley Av, is 650 feet away for the Bx40 and Bx42, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Barkley Av, 650 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East Tremont Av/Barkley Av Bx40, Bx42650 feetBx40 Bx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx40 …
- Bx42 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Throgs Neck Expressway northbound at Lafayette Avenue & Ellsworth Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2884 Bruckner Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10465
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 13
- Police precinct
- 45
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Throgs Neck-Schuylerville
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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 in August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Sommer Place
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 200543.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 older adult center
- 1 police station
Schools and child care
- St Benedict School630 feet
- Young Achievers Early Start Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,100 feet
- Home Instruction School1,150 feet
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- Hospital Schools School1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- Throgs Neck Jewish Center House of worship440 feet
- St Benedicts Church House of worship980 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 2968 Bruckner Boulevard Older adult center1,100 feet
Fire and police
- 45th Precinct Police station980 feet
- Engine 89/Ladder 50 Fire station1,160 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch570 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy900 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and four 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 nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Edison Avenue & Barkley Avenue 260 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Edison Avenue 320 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Sommer Place 440 feet
- Logan Avenue & Barkley Avenue 520 feet
- Edison Avenue & Greene Place 560 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Logan Avenue 580 feet
- Edison Avenue & Sullivan Place 610 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Barkley Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along Edison Avenue or Sommer Place.