Boston Road & Bronx Park South

Boston Road and Bronx Park South meet at a four-way crossing in West Farms, Bronx, at the edge of Bronx Park. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. River Park Playground is 120 feet away, and West Farms Rapids is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them parks, and one place to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
1,200 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
E 180 St/Boston Rd · Bx9, Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
10 places
3 parks, 2 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & Bronx Park South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    1,200 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. E 180 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Animal Tracks” (2004) by Naomi Campbell at the West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 180 St/Boston Rd, 570 feet away, for the Bx9, Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 180 St/Boston Rd Bx9, Bx40, Bx42
    570 feet
    Bx9 Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …
  2. Bx40 …
  3. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bronx Park S & Bryant Ave 19 docks in all
    240 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Boston Road & Jungle World Road at Bronx River Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1198 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    940 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48 and 52 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Farms; the corner is on the edge of the Bronx Park area
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 442 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boston Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Boston Road

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

North side of Bronx Park South

  • No parking 17 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Bronx Park South

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 cemetery
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kennedy Children's Center - Bronx School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bronx Park
    90 feet
  2. River Park Playground
    120 feet
  3. Bronx Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    150 feet
Show all 7
  1. West Farms Soldiers Cemetery
    600 feet
  2. West Farms Rapids Park
    890 feet
  3. Bronx River Community Garden
    980 feet
  4. Vidalia Park
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Tabernacle Baptist Church House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Beck Memorial Church House of worship
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    610 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 Asia Gate Entrance Path, Boston Road or Bronx Park South.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.