Astor Avenue & Wallace Avenue

Astor Avenue and Wallace Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Allerton, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pelham Parkway Community Center is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them schools, and nine places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1947 and 1962, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Pelham Pkwy
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
860 feet
Boston Rd/Astor Av · Bx30
Within a walk
9 places
3 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Astor Avenue & Wallace Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Pelham Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Pelham Pkwy 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    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 “Back to the Garden” (2007) by Tomie Arai at the Pelham Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Astor Av, 860 feet away, for the Bx30.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/Astor Av Bx30
    860 feet
    Bx30

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx30 …

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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2290 White Plains Road Gas station
    780 feet
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Allerton
Elevation
86 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1947 and 1962.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Astor Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Astor Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

East side of Wallace Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Wallace Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 217205.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  2. Bronx Green Middle School
    1,080 feet
  3. Bronx Park Middle School
    1,080 feet
Show all 5
  1. Pelham Academy of Academics and Community Engagement School
    1,080 feet
  2. Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Pelham Parkway Community Center
    600 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2424 Boston Road Older adult center · listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Choice Market Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and three 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Astor Avenue or Wallace Avenue.

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