White Plains Road & Cruger Avenue

White Plains Road and Cruger Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Brady Playground is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Bronx Park East, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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White Plains Road & Cruger Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bronx Park East, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Bronx Park East 2, 5
    600 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “B is for Birds in the Bronx” (2006) by Candida Alvarez at the Bronx Park East station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Rhinelander Av, 130 feet away, for the Bx22 and Bx39.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Rhinelander Av Bx22, Bx39
    130 feet
    Bx22 Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway at Ranaqua Loop & Bronx River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2090 Bronxdale Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.4 miles

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 May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green Leaf' Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Cruger Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bronx Park
    840 feet
  2. Brady Playground
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marthas Church House of worship
    670 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 90/Ladder 41 Fire station
    750 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.