Astor Avenue & Hering Avenue

Astor Avenue and Hering Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Gardens, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Pkwy, is about two minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them nursing homes or hospices, and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1934 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Pelham Pkwy
610 feet · 2 min on foot · 5
Nearest bus stop
940 feet
Williamsbridge Rd/Astor Av · Bx8
Within a walk
3 places
2 nursing homes or hospices and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Astor Avenue & Hering Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Pelham Pkwy, 610 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Pelham Pkwy 5
    610 feet
    5

Next trains at this station

Eastchester
1 line
  1. 5 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 5 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Williamsbridge Rd/Astor Av, 940 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Williamsbridge Rd/Astor Av Bx8
    940 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

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.

  1. 2100 Williamsbridge Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.

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
107 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two 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 1934 and 1955.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Triumph' elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Astor Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 nursing homes or hospices
  • 1 religious building

Health care

  1. Morris Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    960 feet
  2. Pelham Parkway Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Facility Nursing home or hospice
    1,190 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Astor Avenue or Hering Avenue.

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