Allerton Avenue & Throop Avenue
Allerton Avenue and Throop Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Pelham Gardens, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 121 Throop is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Allerton Av/Pearsall Av, is 170 feet away for the Bx25 and Bx26, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Allerton Av/Pearsall Av, 170 feet away, for the Bx25 and Bx26.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Allerton Av/Pearsall Av Bx25, Bx26170 feetBx25 Bx26
Next buses at this stop
- Bx25 …
- Bx26 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Allerton Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1280 Allerton Avenue Gas station500 feet
- 3333 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.8 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10469
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 13
- Police precinct
- 49
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pelham Gardens
- Elevation
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Allerton Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Throop Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Throop Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 121 Throop School710 feet
- The Little House of the Dreams 3k Pre-K820 feet
- Lil' Raskals Family Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Allerton Playground60 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Allerton Avenue & Pearsall Avenue 260 feet
- Bouck Avenue & Stedman Place 350 feet
- Allerton Avenue & Tenbroeck Avenue 520 feet
- Allerton Avenue & Wilson Avenue 530 feet
- Pearsall Avenue & Stedman Place 570 feet
- Dewitt Place & Stedman Place 700 feet
- Allerton Avenue & Hering Avenue 780 feet
- Bouck Avenue & Gabriel Drive 800 feet
See every intersection along Allerton Avenue, Stedman Place or Throop Avenue.