Fordham Street & William Avenue
Fordham Street and William Avenue 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. Hawkins Park is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, City Island Av/Fordham St, is 710 feet away for the Bx29 and BxM8. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and seven places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is City Island Av/Fordham St, 710 feet away, for the Bx29 and BxM8.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- City Island Av/Fordham St Bx29, BxM8710 feetBx29 BxM8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx29 …
- BxM8 …
Cycling
- 18 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, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 400 City Island Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 565 City Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Fordham Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Fordham Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Shingle Style and Transitional Italianate, one each, and built between 1860 and 1896.
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 Stele670 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- City Island Wetlands Nature area860 feet
- Hawkins Park950 feet
- Hawkins Park Playground960 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- City Island Library960 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Bay Street & William Avenue 250 feet
- Hawkins Street & William Avenue 400 feet
- Tier Street & William Avenue 500 feet
- City Island Avenue & Fordham Street 720 feet
- Fordham Street & Brown Lane 850 feet
- Hawkins Street & Paulis Place 870 feet
- City Island Avenue & Bay Street 960 feet
- City Island Avenue & Hawkins Street 1,010 feet
See every intersection along Fordham Street or William Avenue.