Washington Avenue & East 169th Street
Washington Avenue and East 169th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Claremont Village-Claremont (East), Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Morris I development. The corner is also named Betty Kee Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Harriet Tubman Charter School is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/E 169 St, is 300 feet away for the Bx15. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 169 St, 300 feet away, for the Bx15.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 3 Av/E 169 St Bx15 · Shelter300 feetBx15
Next buses at this stop
- Bx15 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 3 Ave & E 169 St 21 docks in all280 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1201 Webster Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2021
- Turn calming, May 2022
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10456
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 16
- Police precinct
- 42
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Claremont Village-Claremont (East)
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Betty Kee Way, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2026 (Local Law 48 of 2026).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,500 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 1963 and 1964.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Morris I development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Betty Kee Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 48 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and March 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 169th Street
- Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 169th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Washington Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Washington Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.
- 10 religious buildings
- 8 schools
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 community centers
- 7 other places
Schools and child care
- Harriet Tubman Charter School310 feet
- P.S. 132 Garret A. Morgan School500 feet
- Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School820 feet
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- I.S. 219 New Venture School820 feet
- Kappa School820 feet
- The Gloria Alston Children's Learning Center (WNYCS) School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,130 feet
- P.S. 055 Benjamin Franklin School1,180 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 2 School1,180 feet
- Wildflower New York Charter School1,230 feet
- Wildflower New York Charter School Pre-K1,240 feet
- Escuela Comunitaria del Bronx/Bronx Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 51,270 feet
- Habitot Es Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
- Claremont Neighborhood Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Morgan Playground600 feet
- Rev Lena Irons Unity Park710 feet
- Drew Playground760 feet
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- Gouverneur Playground1,110 feet
- Beatty Plaza1,250 feet
- Clay Avenue Community Garden1,260 feet
- Claremont Neighborhood Garden1,270 feet
Health care
- Bronxcare Special Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,110 feet
- Bronxcare Hospital Center Hospital1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- Morrisania Baptist Church House of worship520 feet
- Iglesia Ni Cristo Church of Christ House of worship930 feet
Community centers and public services
- William Hodson Community Center Older adult center840 feet
- Community center at Webster Community center1,190 feet
- Community center at 1162 - 1176 Washington Avenue Community center1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,190 feet
- Food Bazaar Supermarket1,300 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 22 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 3rd Avenue & East 169th Street 270 feet
- Park Avenue & East 169th Street 350 feet
- Washington Avenue & East 168th Street 660 feet
- Fulton Avenue & East 169th Street 750 feet
- Webster Avenue & East 169th Street 830 feet
- Washington Avenue & East 170th Street 910 feet
- 3rd Avenue & East 168th Street 920 feet
- Park Avenue & East 168th Street 1,010 feet
See every intersection along East 169th Street or Washington Avenue.