Baychester Avenue & Bartow Avenue

Baychester Avenue and Bartow Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Co-op City, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 70 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Engine 66/Ladder 61 firehouse is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Baychester Av/356 Baychester Av, is 380 feet away for the Bx12, Bx23 and Q50, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 40 places to eat. NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Safety record
46 hurt
70 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
New England Thruway
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Baychester Av/356 Baychester Av · Bx12, Bx23, Q50
Within a walk
5 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 fire station and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Baychester Avenue & Bartow Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Baychester Av/356 Baychester Av, 380 feet away, for the Bx12, Bx23 and Q50.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Baychester Av/356 Baychester Av Bx12, Bx23, Q50
    380 feet
    Bx12 Bx23 Q50

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …
  2. Bx23 …
  3. Q50 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Edson Avenue & New England Thruway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2805 Edson Avenue Gas station
    600 feet
  2. 1750 East Gun Hill Road Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 70 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 46 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10475
Community board
Bronx Community Board 10
City Council district
12
Police precinct
45
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Co-op City
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One of the streets is one-way

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 68 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bartow Avenue

  • No parking 20 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of Bartow Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Bartow Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Baychester Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Baychester Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Learnking Ladder Day Care Center/All Cares Pre-K
    890 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Baychester Library
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2049 Bartow Avenue Older adult center
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 66/Ladder 61 Fire station
    720 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    180 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    360 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    760 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Bay Plaza Shopping Center Shopping center
    930 feet
  2. The Mall at Bay Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, homes within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bartow Avenue or Baychester Avenue.

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