Lafayette Avenue & Zerega Avenue
Lafayette Avenue and Zerega Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 776 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, Bruckner Blvd/Zerega Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Bx5, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 50 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bruckner Blvd/Zerega Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx5.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bruckner Blvd/Zerega Av Bx50.3 milesBx5
Next buses at this stop
- Bx5 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Zerega Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 740 Castle Hill Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 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 foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 776 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 921st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 302 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)
- Castle Hill-Unionport
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 50 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1945.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Lafayette Avenue
- Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- Parallel parking only 1 sign PARALLEL PARKING ONLY
South side of Lafayette Avenue
- Back-in parking only 7 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Zerega Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- Golden Mango Supermarket0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Zerega Avenue & Homer Avenue 520 feet
- Zerega Avenue & Hermany Avenue 540 feet
- Zerega Avenue & Seward Avenue 790 feet
- Zerega Avenue & Story Avenue 810 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Havemeyer Avenue 860 feet
- Zerega Avenue & Quimby Avenue 1,080 feet
- Turnbull Avenue & Havemeyer Avenue 1,140 feet
- Havemeyer Avenue & Virgil Place 1,140 feet
See every intersection along Lafayette Avenue or Zerega Avenue.