Throgs Neck Expressway & Pennyfield Avenue at Lawton Avenue
Throgs Neck Expressway, Pennyfield Avenue and Lawton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. The nearest bus stop, Pennyfield Av/Throgs Neck Expwy, is 70 feet away for the Bx8, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1964, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Pennyfield Av/Throgs Neck Expwy, 70 feet away, for the Bx8.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Pennyfield Av/Throgs Neck Expwy Bx870 feetBx8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Throgs Neck Expressway & Cross Bronx Expressway, 1,040 feet by car along the streets.
- 4147 Throgs Neck Expressway Gas station610 feet
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
Homes
About 500 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 1964.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 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
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2025 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
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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Pennyfield Avenue & Lawton Avenue 40 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Lawton Avenue 180 feet
- Lawton Avenue & Meagher Avenue 310 feet
- Throgs Neck Expressway & Lawton Avenue 400 feet
- Throgs Neck Expressway & Meagher Avenue 400 feet
- Lawton Avenue & Kearney Avenue 570 feet
- Prentiss Avenue & Wissman Avenue 630 feet
- Throgs Neck Expressway & Wissman Avenue 700 feet
See every intersection along Lawton Avenue, Pennyfield Avenue or Throgs Neck Expressway.