Fordham Street & Brown Lane
Fordham Street and Brown Lane meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. City Island Nautical Museum stands 430 feet away. The nearest bus stop, City Island Av/Fordham St, is 150 feet away for the Bx29 and BxM8. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them playgrounds, and ten places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is City Island Av/Fordham St, 150 feet away, for the Bx29 and BxM8.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- City Island Av/Fordham St Bx29, BxM8 · Shelter150 feetBx29 BxM8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx29 …
- BxM8 …
Cycling
- 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway northbound at Shore Road & Hutchinson River Parkway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 400 City Island Avenue Gas station1,190 feet
- 565 City Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2017.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10464
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 13
- Police precinct
- 45
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Georgian Revival, and built between 1897 and 1898.
- City Island Nautical Museum Designated landmark430 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in City Island Park.
- City Island World War Memorial Stele320 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 field
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
- 3 other places
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hawkins Park Playground380 feet
- Hawkins Park440 feet
- Ambrosini Field1,290 feet
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- Ambrosini Field Playground1,310 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at On the Sound Public space640 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- City Island Library380 feet
- Public School 17 Listed historic place630 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 70/Ladder 53 Fire station980 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket920 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- City Island Avenue & Fordham Street 130 feet
- Minnieford Avenue & Fordham Street 240 feet
- City Island Avenue & Bay Street 370 feet
- City Island Avenue & Hawkins Street 430 feet
- King Avenue & Fordham Street 510 feet
- City Island Avenue & Tier Street 640 feet
- Minnieford Avenue & Hawkins Street 670 feet
- City Island Avenue & Caroll Street 670 feet
See every intersection along Fordham Street.