Lafayette Avenue & Edgewater Road
Lafayette Avenue and Edgewater Road meet at a five-way junction in Hunts Point, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 2,452 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Hunts Point Riverside Park is 230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Halleck St/Spofford Av, is 960 feet away for the Bx6 and Bx6 SBS. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and three places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Halleck St/Spofford Av, 960 feet away, for the Bx6 and Bx6 SBS.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Halleck St/Spofford Av Bx6, Bx6 SBS960 feetBx6 Bx6 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Bx6 …
- Bx6 SBS …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Edgewater Road and Lafayette Avenue.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Lafayette Ave & Hunts Point Ave 22 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1163 Garrison Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 880 Garrison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2021
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 2,452 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 358th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,420 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10474
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 41
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Hunts Point
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 88 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 45 signs on these blocks
- 15 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and February 2020; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Drake Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Drake Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
East side of Edgewater Road
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Edgewater Road
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Lafayette Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Bronx Academy for Multi-Media School1,050 feet
- Leaders in Our Neighborhood Charter School1,050 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hunts Point Riverside Park230 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Sunnyslope Listed historic place1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Lafayette Avenue & Whittier Street 270 feet
- Edgewater Road & Avenue A 500 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Longfellow Avenue 520 feet
- Edgewater Road & Seneca Avenue 770 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Bryant Avenue 780 feet
- Drake Street & Spofford Avenue 850 feet
- Halleck Street & Spofford Avenue 930 feet
- Whittier Street & Seneca Avenue 1,030 feet
See every intersection along Drake Street, Edgewater Road or Lafayette Avenue.