Jerome Avenue & West Clarke Place

Jerome Avenue and West Clarke Place meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Eden-Claremont (West), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School is 720 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 22 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 38 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
170 St
750 feet · 3 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
900 feet
W 170 St/Jerome Av · Bx18A, Bx18B
Within a walk
22 places
8 religious buildings, 8 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jerome Avenue & West Clarke Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 170 St, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 170 St 4
    750 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
    1,080 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 W 170 St/Jerome Av, 900 feet away, for the Bx18A and Bx18B.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 170 St/Jerome Av Bx18A, Bx18B
    900 feet
    Bx18A Bx18B

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx18A …
  2. Bx18B …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Walton Ave & E 168 St 20 docks in all
    870 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
    870 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 five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

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
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 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 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Jerome Avenue

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 7AM-8PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

North side of West Clarke Place

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West Clarke Place

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 8 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
    230 feet
  2. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    540 feet
  3. Women's Housing and Ecomomic Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    570 feet
Show all 10
  1. Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School
    720 feet
  2. Aeci Ii: NYC Charter High School for Computer Engineering and Innovation School
    790 feet
  3. Family Life Academy Charter School
    950 feet
  4. Bronx Debate Academy School
    1,010 feet
  5. P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School
    1,040 feet
  6. Family Life Academy Charter Schools High School
    1,170 feet
  7. Christ the King School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Keltch Park
    700 feet
  2. Roberto Clemente Community Garden
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of God Pentecostal House of worship
    410 feet
  2. Evangel Revival Time Church House of worship
    440 feet
  3. Grand Concourse SDA Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Post Office
    350 feet

Fire and police

  1. 44th Precinct Police station
    400 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,080 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 35 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jerome Avenue or West Clarke Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.