Swinton Avenue & Dewey Avenue
Swinton Avenue and Dewey Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Throggs Neck development. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 31 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Derosa O'Boyle Triangle is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Dewey Av/Swinton Av, is 40 feet away for the Bx42, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Dewey Av/Swinton Av, 40 feet away, for the Bx42.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Dewey Av/Swinton Av Bx42 · Shelter40 feetBx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 4147 Throgs Neck Expressway Gas station0.9 miles
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 31 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,868th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10465
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 13
- Police precinct
- 45
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Throgs Neck-Schuylerville
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,700 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 in 1952.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Throggs Neck development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Dewey Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Swinton Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Swinton Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K320 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ferry Point Park850 feet
- Ferry Point Park Playground950 feet
- Derosa O'Boyle Triangle1,150 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,250 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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:
- Quincy Avenue & Dewey Avenue 270 feet
- Calhoun Avenue & Dewey Avenue 530 feet
- Swinton Avenue & Sampson Avenue 740 feet
- Revere Avenue & Dewey Avenue 790 feet
- Balcom Avenue & Dewey Avenue 800 feet
- Brinsmade Avenue & Sampson Avenue 910 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Dewey Avenue 950 feet
- Quincy Avenue & Sampson Avenue 1,010 feet
See every intersection along Dewey Avenue or Swinton Avenue.