Washington Avenue & Brook Avenue

Washington Avenue and Brook Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. O'Neill Triangle is 80 feet away, and Dunbar Playground is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Elton Av/E 161 St, is 300 feet away for the Bx6 and Bx13, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Elton Avenue, all day.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bruckner Expressway
1.2 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Elton Av/E 161 St · Bx6, Bx13
Within a walk
36 places
12 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Avenue & Brook Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Elton Av/E 161 St, 300 feet away, for the Bx6 and Bx13.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Elton Av/E 161 St Bx6, Bx13 · Shelter
    300 feet
    Bx6 Bx13
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …
  2. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Elton Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Ave & E 163 St 23 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 481 East 163rd Street Gas station
    490 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morrisania
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 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 between 2003 and 2017.

Since 2014 at least 818 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and February 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Elton Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Washington Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1905 and 1915.

  1. Bronx Borough Courthouse Designated landmark
    540 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Boricua College - Bronx College
    240 feet
  2. Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 443 East 162 Street Pre-K center
    440 feet
  3. Ace Institute of Technology Trade or language school
    630 feet
Show all 8
  1. NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (Aeci) School
    890 feet
  2. Owl Early Intervention Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    940 feet
  3. P.S. X140 the Eagle School
    1,090 feet
  4. The Salvation Army Bronx Citadel Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  5. Bronx Sky Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. O'Neill Triangle Park
    80 feet
  2. Melrose Commons Park
    590 feet
  3. Jardin la Roca Garden
    690 feet
Show all 14
  1. La Isla USA Garden
    730 feet
  2. El Coqui Liberation Community Garden
    780 feet
  3. Yolanda García Park
    880 feet
  4. Flynn Playground
    1,100 feet
  5. Palmas del Caribe (Eagle Avenue Community Garden) Garden
    1,250 feet
  6. Charlton-Thompson Garden
    1,250 feet
  7. Dunbar Playground
    1,260 feet
  8. Hilton White Playground
    1,270 feet
  9. Melrose New Generation Community Garden
    1,270 feet
  10. Railroad Park
    1,280 feet
  11. Railroad Park Playground
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Saxe Embroidery Company Building Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Gospel Hill Baptist Church House of worship
    780 feet
  2. St Peters and Pauls Church House of worship
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. 42nd Precinct Police station
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    330 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    630 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,020 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brook Avenue, Elton Avenue or Washington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.