Beach Avenue & Archer Street
Beach Avenue and Archer Street meet at a three-way junction in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 536 is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, St Lawrence Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them schools, and 13 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1930, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is St Lawrence Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- St Lawrence Av 60.5 miles6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Community (Acer rubrum, Rosa palustris, Smilax rotundifolia, Carya cordiformis),” (2011) by Alison Mortisugu at the St Lawrence Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Taylor Av, 890 feet away, for the Q44 SBS.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Taylor Av Q44 SBS890 feetQ44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q44 SBS …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway at Cross Bronx Service Road N, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1719 Cross Bronx Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10460
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,300 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 1927 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Archer Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Archer Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of Beach Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Icahn Charter School 6 - Middle School560 feet
- Archer Elementary School580 feet
- Bronx Little School580 feet
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- P.S. 536 School580 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Taylor Playground730 feet
- Wood Park1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Beach Avenue & Mansion Street 190 feet
- Taylor Avenue & Archer Street 250 feet
- Beach Avenue & Merrill Street 280 feet
- St Lawrence Avenue & Mansion Street 450 feet
- Thieriot Avenue & Archer Street 500 feet
- Beach Avenue & Guion Place 510 feet
- Beach Avenue & Guerlain Street 560 feet
- St Lawrence Avenue & Merrill Street 570 feet
See every intersection along Archer Street or Beach Avenue.