Baychester Avenue & Pitman Avenue
Baychester Avenue and Pitman Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 457 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. St Francis of Assisi School is 180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Baychester Av/Pitman Av, is 60 feet away for the Bx16, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Baychester Av/Pitman Av, 60 feet away, for the Bx16.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Baychester Av/Pitman Av Bx16 · Shelter60 feetBx16
Next buses at this stop
- Bx16 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Baychester Avenue.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1225 East 233rd Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2026
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 457 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,237th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 156 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10466
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Wakefield-Woodlawn
- Elevation
- 102 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 900 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 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Baychester Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Pitman Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- St Francis of Assisi School180 feet
- P.S. 087 Bronx School690 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Edson Avenue & Pitman Avenue 260 feet
- De Reimer Avenue & Pitman Avenue 270 feet
- Baychester Avenue & Bussing Avenue 480 feet
- Wilder Avenue & Pitman Avenue 500 feet
- Grace Avenue & Pitman Avenue 510 feet
- De Reimer Avenue & Bussing Place 530 feet
- De Reimer Avenue & Bussing Avenue 730 feet
- Edson Avenue & Bussing Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along Baychester Avenue or Pitman Avenue.