Jerome Avenue & East 169th Street

Jerome Avenue and East 169th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Eden-Claremont (West), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Church of God Pentecostal is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, 170 St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
33 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
170 St
900 feet · 3 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
820 feet
Edward L Grant Hwy/W 169 St · Bx35
Within a walk
21 places
8 religious buildings, 7 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jerome Avenue & East 169th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 170 St, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 170 St 4
    900 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. 167 St 4
    940 feet
    4
  2. 167 St B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Views from Above” (2006) by Dina Bursztyn at the 170 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Edward L Grant Hwy/W 169 St, 820 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Edward L Grant Hwy/W 169 St Bx35
    820 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Walton Ave & E 168 St 20 docks in all
    840 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1237 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    730 feet
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10452
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Eden-Claremont (West)
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 632 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 169th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

South side of East 169th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

East side of Jerome Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Zeta Charter School – Mount Eden School
    370 feet
  2. Women's Housing and Ecomomic Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    540 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    690 feet
Show all 9
  1. Aeci Ii: NYC Charter High School for Computer Engineering and Innovation School
    760 feet
  2. Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School
    860 feet
  3. Bronx Debate Academy School
    870 feet
  4. P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School
    1,020 feet
  5. Family Life Academy Charter School
    1,090 feet
  6. Family Life Academy Charter Schools High School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Keltch Park
    840 feet
  2. Roberto Clemente Community Garden
    980 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Evangel Revival Time Church House of worship
    500 feet
  2. Church of God Pentecostal House of worship
    550 feet
  3. Grand Concourse SDA Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Post Office
    350 feet

Fire and police

  1. 44th Precinct Police station
    260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  3. Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,220 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 31 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 169th Street or Jerome Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.