Astor Avenue & Esplanade
Astor Avenue and Esplanade meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Gardens, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pelham Parkway Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Facility is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Pkwy, is about two minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them nursing homes or hospices, and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Pelham Pkwy, 420 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Pelham Pkwy 5420 feet5
Next trains at this station
Eastchester
1 line- 5 …
Manhattan
1 line- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Williamsbridge Rd/Astor Av, 750 feet away, for the Bx8.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Williamsbridge Rd/Astor Av Bx8750 feetBx8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx8 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2100 Williamsbridge Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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
- 109 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2022 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Astor Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Esplanade
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
West side of Esplanade
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St Catharine's High School1,150 feet
- The New York Institute for Special Education Preschool, ages 2 to 51,260 feet
Health care
- Pelham Parkway Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Facility Nursing home or hospice1,010 feet
- Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice1,150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Astor Avenue & Yates Avenue 60 feet
- Astor Avenue & Hering Avenue 190 feet
- Astor Avenue & Laconia Avenue 350 feet
- Astor Avenue & Tenbroeck Avenue 450 feet
- Waring Avenue & Yates Avenue 560 feet
- Waring Avenue & Esplanade 580 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Stell Place 600 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Pelham Parkway North 680 feet
See every intersection along Astor Avenue or Esplanade.