Astor Avenue & Williamsbridge Road

Astor Avenue and Williamsbridge Road meet at a four-way crossing in Allerton, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mazzei Playground is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Pkwy, is about four minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, eight of them schools, and five places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
15 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Pelham Pkwy
1,080 feet · 4 min on foot · 5
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Williamsbridge Rd/Astor Av · Bx8
Within a walk
13 places
8 schools, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Astor Avenue & Williamsbridge Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Pelham Pkwy, 1,080 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Pelham Pkwy 5
    1,080 feet
    5

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Morris Park 5
    0.5 miles
    5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Williamsbridge Rd/Astor Av, 60 feet away, for the Bx8.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2100 Williamsbridge Road Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2018
  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2022

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)
Allerton
Elevation
114 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2023 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Astor Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Astor Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Williamsbridge Road

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Williamsbridge Road

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. St Catharine's High School
    410 feet
  2. The New York Institute for Special Education Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    520 feet
  3. NY Institute of Special Educ. Annex School
    720 feet
Show all 9
  1. Astor Collegiate Academy School
    1,070 feet
  2. Bronxdale High School
    1,070 feet
  3. Collegiate Institute for Math and Science School
    1,070 feet
  4. High School of Language and Innovation School
    1,070 feet
  5. Pelham Preparatory Academy School
    1,070 feet
  6. NY Inst for Special Education School
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pelham Organic - Pelham Parkway Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    780 feet
  2. Mazzei Playground
    970 feet

Health care

  1. Pelham Parkway Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Facility Nursing home or hospice
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 975 Waring Avenue Older adult center
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Astor Avenue or Williamsbridge Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.