Swinton Avenue & Sampson Avenue
Swinton Avenue and Sampson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Throggs Neck development. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Ferry Point Park is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Dewey Av/Swinton Av, is 750 feet away for the Bx42, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Dewey Av/Swinton Av, 750 feet away, for the Bx42.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Dewey Av/Swinton Av Bx42 · Shelter750 feetBx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 4147 Throgs Neck Expressway Gas station0.8 miles
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 June 2021.
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
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1965.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Throggs Neck development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 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
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Sampson Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Sampson Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 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 listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K420 feet
- Ivy Prep Ela of the Bronx Pre-K1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ferry Point Park840 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Brinsmade Avenue & Sampson Avenue 260 feet
- Quincy Avenue & Sampson Avenue 270 feet
- Huntington Avenue & Sampson Avenue 510 feet
- Calhoun Avenue & Sampson Avenue 520 feet
- Miles Avenue & Swinton Avenue 680 feet
- Swinton Avenue & Dewey Avenue 740 feet
- Revere Avenue & Sampson Avenue 790 feet
- Balcom Avenue & Sampson Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along Sampson Avenue or Swinton Avenue.