Boston Road & Bronxwood Avenue

Boston Road and Bronxwood Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Allerton, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Miracle Gospel Tabernacle Church is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Allerton Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Allerton Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Boston Rd/Bronxwood Av · Bx30
Within a walk
7 places
4 religious buildings, 1 garden and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & Bronxwood Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Allerton Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Allerton Av 2, 5
    0.3 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 “Allerton Mandalas” (2006) by Michele Brody at the Allerton Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Bronxwood Av, 30 feet away, for the Bx30.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/Bronxwood Av Bx30
    30 feet
    Bx30

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx30 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Bronxwood Avenue.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2600 Boston Road Gas station
    480 feet
  2. 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10469
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Allerton
Elevation
128 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1955.

Since 2014 at least 34 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boston Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Boston Road

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

East side of Bronxwood Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Bronxwood Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 076 the Bennington School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Boston Garden
    170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Allerton Library
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bronx Miracle Gospel Tabernacle Church House of worship
    1,110 feet
  2. St Lucys RC Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    860 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    120 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boston Road or Bronxwood Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.