Boston Road & Bronx River Parkway

Boston Road and Bronx River Parkway (Exit 6, south-west) meet at a three-way junction in Bronx Park, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Bronx Zoo is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Pkwy, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Pelham Pkwy
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Bronx River Pkwy/Boston Rd · BxM11
Within a walk
3 places
1 park, 1 playground and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & Bronx River Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Pelham Pkwy, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Pelham Pkwy 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Back to the Garden” (2007) by Tomie Arai at the Pelham Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bronx River Pkwy/Boston Rd, 80 feet away, for the BxM11.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bronx River Pkwy/Boston Rd BxM11
    80 feet
    BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Boston Road, 90 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 610 Pelham Parkway South Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2016.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 27
City Council district
15
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bronx Park
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 zoo or aquarium

This corner stands inside Bronx Park.

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bronx Park
    surrounds this corner
  2. Bronx Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    80 feet
  3. Ben Abrams Playground
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Choice Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Not on record for this corner:

  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • Homes within 820 feet
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boston Road or Bronx River Parkway.

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