Franklin Avenue & Crotona Park South

Franklin Avenue and Crotona Park South meet at a three-way junction in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Crotona Park is 60 feet away, and St Pauls Episcopal Church is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/St Pauls Pl, is 1,060 feet away for the Bx15, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
1,060 feet
3 Av/St Pauls Pl · Bx15
Within a walk
25 places
14 religious buildings, 4 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Franklin Avenue & Crotona Park South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/St Pauls Pl, 1,060 feet away, for the Bx15.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/St Pauls Pl Bx15
    1,060 feet
    Bx15

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Crotona Park South.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fulton Ave & St Paul's Pl 19 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1365 Boston Road Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more 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 May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10456
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
15
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morrisania
Elevation
86 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 140 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Crotona Park South

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Franklin Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Franklin Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mott Hall III School
    320 feet
  2. P.S. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld School
    320 feet
  3. Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics School
    1,260 feet
  2. Eximius College Preparatory Academy: a College Board School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crotona Park
    60 feet
  2. Damiana Pizarro Community Garden
    80 feet
  3. Playground Of The Stars Playground
    280 feet
Show all 5
  1. Gouverneur Playground
    1,060 feet
  2. Flower Garden - Morris II Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1315 Franklin Avenue Older adult center
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,320 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 15 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:

See every intersection along Crotona Park South or Franklin Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.