Story Avenue & Croes Avenue
Story Avenue and Croes Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Soundview-Clason Point, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Clason Point Gardens development. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Engine 96/Ladder 54 firehouse is 140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Story Av/Noble Av, is 250 feet away for the Bx5, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Story Av/Noble Av, 250 feet away, for the Bx5.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Story Av/Noble Av Bx5250 feetBx5
Next buses at this stop
- Bx5 …
Story Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 9pm on weekdays.
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Story Avenue & Metcalf Avenue, 540 feet by car along the streets.
- 902 Soundview Avenue Gas station520 feet
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.
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
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Clason Point Gardens development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Croes Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
West side of Croes Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
North side of Story Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 community center
- 1 fire station
- 1 older adult center
- 1 police station
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1780 Story Avenue Older adult center1,110 feet
- Community center at Monroe Community center1,200 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 96/Ladder 54 Fire station140 feet
- 43rd Precinct Police station260 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket850 feet
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy490 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and eight 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Story Avenue & Clason Point Lane 260 feet
- Story Avenue & Noble Avenue 260 feet
- Story Avenue & Soundview Avenue 360 feet
- Soundview Avenue & Noble Avenue 430 feet
- Croes Avenue & Banyer Place 510 feet
- Story Avenue & Rosedale Avenue 530 feet
- Story Avenue & Metcalf Avenue 540 feet
- Soundview Avenue & Banyer Place 590 feet
See every intersection along Croes Avenue or Story Avenue.