Washington Avenue & Gouverneur Place

Washington Avenue and Gouverneur Place meet at a four-way crossing in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. South Bronx Community Charter High School is 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/E 166 St, is 870 feet away for the Bx15, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
1.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
3 Av/E 166 St · Bx15
Within a walk
36 places
17 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Avenue & Gouverneur Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 166 St, 870 feet away, for the Bx15.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 166 St Bx15
    870 feet
    Bx15

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Ave & E 167 St 19 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1029 Washington Avenue Gas station
    990 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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)
Morrisania
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 615 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2024 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Gouverneur Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 4AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Gouverneur Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 4 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. South Bronx Community Charter High School
    150 feet
  2. South Bronx Classical Charter School III School
    720 feet
  3. 3467 Ready, Set, Learn L L C Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
Show all 10
  1. Escuela Comunitaria del Bronx/Bronx Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
  2. Habitot Es Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  3. Little Scholars Early Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  4. Owl Early Intervention Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,020 feet
  5. Sharon Baptist Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
  6. Sunshine Devel - Sharon Baptist HS School
    1,220 feet
  7. P.S. 132 Garret A. Morgan School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Estella Diggs Park
    670 feet
  2. Rev Lena Irons Unity Park
    890 feet
  3. Hines Park
    970 feet
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  1. Hines Park Playground
    980 feet
  2. Franklin Triangle
    1,020 feet
  3. Morgan Playground
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Morrisania Post Office Listed historic place
    380 feet
  2. Community center at 1162 - 1176 Washington Avenue Community center
    450 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 26/Engine 50/Ladder 19 Fire station
    280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Gouverneur Place or Washington Avenue.

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