Throgs Neck Expressway & Lawton Avenue
Throgs Neck Expressway and Lawton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest bus stop, Throgs Neck Expwy/Prentiss Av, is 60 feet away for the Bx8 and BxM9, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Throgs Neck Expwy/Prentiss Av, 60 feet away, for the Bx8 and BxM9.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Throgs Neck Expwy/Prentiss Av Bx8, BxM9 · Shelter60 feetBx8 BxM9
Next buses at this stop
- Bx8 …
- BxM9 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Throgs Neck Expressway & Cross Bronx Expressway, 640 feet by car along the streets.
- 4147 Throgs Neck Expressway Gas station210 feet
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Lawton Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Lawton Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Throgs Neck Expressway
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Throgs Neck Expressway
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood 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 signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Lawton Avenue 220 feet
- Prentiss Avenue & Wissman Avenue 230 feet
- Throgs Neck Expressway & Wissman Avenue 300 feet
- Throgs Neck Expressway & Pennyfield Avenue 380 feet
- Throgs Neck Expressway & Reynolds Avenue 390 feet
- Throgs Neck Expressway & Pennyfield Avenue at Lawton Avenue 400 feet
- Pennyfield Avenue & Lawton Avenue 430 feet
- Reynolds Avenue & Wissman Avenue 490 feet
See every intersection along Lawton Avenue, Prentiss Avenue or Throgs Neck Expressway.