Arnow Avenue & Throop Avenue
Arnow Avenue and Throop Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Gardens, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 121 Throop is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1958, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Gun Hill Rd 50.4 miles5
Next trains at this station
Eastchester
1 line- 5 …
Manhattan
1 line- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Allerton Av/Pearsall Av, 990 feet away, for the Bx25 and Bx26.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Allerton Av/Pearsall Av Bx25, Bx26990 feetBx25 Bx26
Next buses at this stop
- Bx25 …
- Bx26 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1280 Allerton Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 3333 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.6 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10469
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 12 and 13 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 49
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pelham Gardens
- Elevation
- 87 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1940 and 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 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 Arnow Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
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 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Little House of the Dreams 3k Pre-K120 feet
- P.S. 121 Throop School300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Allerton Playground430 feet
- Eastchester Playground1,060 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1246 Burke Avenue Older adult center1,150 feet
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Arnow Avenue & Pearsall Avenue 260 feet
- Arnow Avenue & Bouck Avenue 260 feet
- Arnow Avenue & Tenbroeck Avenue 520 feet
- Arnow Avenue & Wilson Avenue 530 feet
- Wilson Avenue & Sexton Place 640 feet
- Adee Avenue & Throop Avenue 660 feet
- Arnow Avenue & Hering Avenue 780 feet
- Wilson Avenue & Stedman Place 800 feet
See every intersection along Arnow Avenue or Throop Avenue.