Olmstead Avenue & Norton Avenue
Olmstead Avenue and Norton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Clason Point, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pugsley Creek Park is 260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Castle Hill Av/Norton Av, is 910 feet away for the Bx22, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 2001, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Castle Hill Av/Norton Av, 910 feet away, for the Bx22.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Castle Hill Av/Norton Av Bx22910 feetBx22
Next buses at this stop
- Bx22 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Zerega Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 440 Soundview Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 2 Castle Hill Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1965 and 2001.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Norton Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Olmstead Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Castle Hill Park220 feet
- Pugsley Creek Park Nature area260 feet
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Olmstead Avenue & Barrett Avenue 180 feet
- Torry Avenue & Norton Avenue 290 feet
- Torry Avenue & Barrett Avenue 540 feet
- Howe Avenue & Norton Avenue 560 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Lacombe Avenue 770 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Norton Avenue 860 feet
- Howe Avenue & Barrett Avenue 910 feet
- Lacombe Avenue & Screvin Avenue 1,020 feet
See every intersection along Norton Avenue or Olmstead Avenue.