Lafayette Avenue & Soundview Avenue
Lafayette Avenue and Soundview Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Soundview-Clason Point, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Monroe development. The corner is also named Marie Reid Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 108 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Sound View Presbyterian Church is 170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Soundview Av/Lafayette Av, is 90 feet away for the Bx27. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Soundview Av/Lafayette Av, 90 feet away, for the Bx27.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Soundview Av/Lafayette Av Bx27 · Shelter90 feetBx27
Next buses at this stop
- Bx27 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Lafayette Avenue and Soundview Avenue.
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Story Avenue & Metcalf Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 902 Soundview Avenue Gas station1,210 feet
- 2 Castle Hill Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 14 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2019
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 108 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,746th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 3 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10473
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 18
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Soundview-Clason Point
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Marie Reid Way, a co-naming enacted on March 19, 2023 (Local Law 44 of 2023).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 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 1959 and 1967.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Monroe development.
Since 2014 at least 39 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Marie Reid Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 42 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Commonwealth Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Commonwealth Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of Lafayette Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of Lafayette Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
East side of Soundview Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of Soundview Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Soundview Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 100 Isaac Clason School1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Story Playground1,120 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Soundview Library1,200 feet
Houses of worship
- Sound View Presbyterian Church House of worship170 feet
- Church of God of Soundvie House of worship930 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Monroe Community center300 feet
- Older adult center at 1780 Story Avenue Older adult center1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket490 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,180 feet
Shopping centers
- Bruckner Commons Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 11 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Soundview Avenue & Commonwealth Avenue 150 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Rosedale Avenue 270 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Beach Avenue 520 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Noble Avenue 540 feet
- Soundview Avenue & St Lawrence Avenue 540 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Taylor Avenue 780 feet
- Seward Avenue & Commonwealth Avenue 790 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Croes Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along Commonwealth Avenue, Lafayette Avenue or Soundview Avenue.