Jerome Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway
Jerome Avenue and Cross Bronx Expressway meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Jennie Jerome Playground is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Mt Eden Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Mt Eden Av, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Mt Eden Av 4630 feet4
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
Also within a walk
- 176 St 4920 feet4
- 174-175 Sts B, D1,180 feetB D
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Procession of Folk #3” (2006) by Amir Bey at the Mt Eden Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jerome Av/E 176 St, 1,020 feet away, for the Bx32.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jerome Av/E 176 St Bx321,020 feetBx32
Next buses at this stop
- Bx32 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Featherbed Ln & Jerome Ave 21 docks in all390 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 420 feet by car along the streets.
- 1657 Jerome Avenue Gas station310 feet
- 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.4 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 June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10453
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 14
- Police precinct
- 46
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
- Elevation
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1932.
Since 2014 at least 118 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 garden
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 170 Pre-K880 feet
- Northeast Bronx Day Care Cntr Grow School980 feet
- Marc Academy and Family Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K980 feet
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- Little Scholars Early Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jennie Jerome Playground140 feet
- Featherbenches Park350 feet
- Jerome Playground South Park500 feet
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- Inwood Park630 feet
- Townsend Garden1,080 feet
- Morris Mesa Playground1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket1,060 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 18 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Jerome Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway 170 feet
- Jerome Avenue & Clifford Place 180 feet
- Jerome Avenue & West Clifford Place 230 feet
- Jerome Avenue & East 174th Street 300 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Jerome Avenue 400 feet
- Townsend Avenue & Clifford Place 460 feet
- Jerome Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway 480 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & East 174th Street 490 feet
See every intersection along Cross Bronx Expressway or Jerome Avenue.