Washington Avenue & Claremont Parkway
Washington Avenue and Claremont Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in Claremont Village-Claremont (East), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 739 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 042 Claremont is 160 feet away, and the Rescue 3 firehouse is 1,010 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Claremont Pkwy/Washington Av, is 120 feet away for the Bx11 and Bx41. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Claremont Pkwy/Washington Av, 120 feet away, for the Bx11 and Bx41.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Claremont Pkwy/Washington Av Bx11, Bx41 · Shelter120 feetBx11 Bx41
Next buses at this stop
- Bx11 …
- Bx41 …
Cycling
- 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 171 St & 3 Ave 24 docks in all900 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1724 Webster Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 42 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
- 4 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2021
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2025
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 739 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 952nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 456 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10457
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 15 and 16 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 42
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Claremont Village-Claremont (East)
- Elevation
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 1965 and 1995.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the hedge maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 40 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and February 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Claremont Parkway
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-4PM
South side of Claremont Parkway
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
East side of Washington Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Washington Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.
- 11 religious buildings
- 7 schools
- 3 parks
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 gardens
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 042 Claremont School160 feet
- Mott Hall Bronx High School400 feet
- Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science, The School400 feet
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- Validus Preparatory Academy School400 feet
- Tremont Monterey Day Care Site I I Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K660 feet
- Icahn Charter School 1 School740 feet
- Bronx Preparatory Charter School970 feet
- Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,030 feet
- Carl C Icahn Charter Middle School1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Little Claremont Playground270 feet
- Jardin de la Familia Garden480 feet
- Crotona Park920 feet
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- Claremont Park940 feet
- Michel Triangle1,010 feet
- Flower Garden - Morris II Houses (NYCHA) Garden1,050 feet
- Gouverneur Playground1,050 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 18 Ambulance station960 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pauls Episcopal Church House of worship1,030 feet
- Our Lady of Victory RC Church House of worship1,110 feet
Fire and police
- Rescue 3 Fire station1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Bathgate Avenue & Claremont Parkway 290 feet
- Park Avenue & Claremont Parkway 350 feet
- 3rd Avenue & Claremont Parkway 480 feet
- Washington Avenue & East 171st Street 490 feet
- Washington Avenue & East 172nd Street 540 feet
- Brook Avenue & Claremont Parkway 570 feet
- Webster Avenue & Clay Avenue at Claremont Parkway 820 feet
- Bathgate Avenue & East 172nd Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Claremont Parkway or Washington Avenue.