Park Avenue & East 170th Street
Park Avenue and East 170th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Claremont Village-Claremont (East), Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Morris I development. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 2,854 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Gouverneur Playground is 550 feet away, and Morgan Playground is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Webster Av/E 170 St, is 520 feet away for the Bx41. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, eight of them schools, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Webster Av/E 170 St, 520 feet away, for the Bx41.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Webster Av/E 170 St Bx41520 feetBx41
Next buses at this stop
- Bx41 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Park Avenue.
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 170 St & Webster Ave 25 docks in all450 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1365 Boston Road Gas station0.5 miles
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2017
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2021
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 2,854 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 310th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,362 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10456
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 16
- Police precinct
- 42
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Claremont Village-Claremont (East)
- Elevation
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,700 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 1961 and 1963.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Morris I development.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 44 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 170th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 170th Street
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Park Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Park Avenue
- No stopping 13 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.
- 8 schools
- 6 day care or pre-K sites
- 6 religious buildings
- 4 playgrounds
- 3 gardens
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 055 Benjamin Franklin School330 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 2 School330 feet
- Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K770 feet
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- Claremont Neighborhood Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5990 feet
- Aleene Logan Child Preschool Center Pre-K1,030 feet
- Wildflower New York Charter School Pre-K1,030 feet
- Aim High - S Bronx Headstart Site 3 School1,060 feet
- Mid-Bronx CCRP Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,100 feet
- Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School1,140 feet
- I.S. 219 New Venture School1,140 feet
- Kappa School1,140 feet
- Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,180 feet
- Carl C Icahn Charter Middle School1,260 feet
- Icahn Charter School 1 School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gouverneur Playground550 feet
- Flower Garden - Morris II Houses (NYCHA) Garden970 feet
- Jardin de la Familia Garden1,130 feet
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- Morgan Playground1,150 feet
- Little Claremont Playground1,170 feet
- Clay Avenue Community Garden1,170 feet
- Drew Playground1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pauls Episcopal Church House of worship770 feet
- Our Lady of Victory RC Church House of worship1,190 feet
Community centers and public services
- Butler Community Center500 feet
- William Hodson Community Center Older adult center1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket690 feet
- Food Bazaar Supermarket790 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 19 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:
- Park Avenue & St Pauls Place 310 feet
- Washington Avenue & East 170th Street 350 feet
- Webster Avenue & East 170th Street 490 feet
- Washington Avenue & St Pauls Place 660 feet
- 3rd Avenue & East 170th Street 680 feet
- Park Avenue & East 171st Street 910 feet
- Park Avenue & East 169th Street 910 feet
- 3rd Avenue & St Pauls Place 1,050 feet
See every intersection along East 170th Street or Park Avenue.