Seward Avenue & Commonwealth Avenue

Seward Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Clason Point, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Soundview Library is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rosedale Av/Seward Av, is 360 feet away for the Bx27, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Rosedale Av/Seward Av · Bx27
Within a walk
12 places
6 religious buildings, 2 community centers and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Seward Avenue & Commonwealth Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rosedale Av/Seward Av, 360 feet away, for the Bx27.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rosedale Av/Seward Av Bx27
    360 feet
    Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Soundview Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2 Castle Hill Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 51 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Commonwealth Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Commonwealth Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Seward Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Seward Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. Ciditty Kiddie Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet
  2. Icahn Charter School 7 Middle School
    1,010 feet
  3. P.S. 107 School
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Soundview Library
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of God of Soundvie House of worship
    310 feet
  2. Sound View Presbyterian Church House of worship
    810 feet
  3. Soundview Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Monroe Community center
    1,090 feet
  2. Soundview Community Center
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,280 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Commonwealth Avenue or Seward Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.