Boston Road & Burke Avenue
Boston Road and Burke Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Gardens, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Eastchester Community Center is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Boston Rd/Burke Av, is 230 feet away for the Bx30, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Burke Av, 230 feet away, for the Bx30.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Boston Rd/Burke Av Bx30230 feetBx30
Next buses at this stop
- Bx30 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Boston Road and Burke Avenue.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1124 East Gun Hill Road Gas station940 feet
- 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10469
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47 and 49 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pelham Gardens
- Elevation
- 85 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and March 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Boston Road
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Boston Road
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Burke Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Burke Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 playground
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Bronxwood Allied Care & Continuing S Trade or language school740 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eastchester Playground1,190 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Eastchester Houses Listed historic place1,270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Eastchester Community Center940 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Laconia Avenue & Burke Avenue 130 feet
- Lurting Avenue & Burke Avenue 160 feet
- Boston Road & Laconia Avenue 250 feet
- Boston Road & Lurting Avenue 360 feet
- Burke Avenue & Yates Avenue 400 feet
- Hone Avenue & Burke Avenue 420 feet
- Boston Road & Yates Avenue 650 feet
- Burke Avenue & Hering Avenue 660 feet
See every intersection along Boston Road or Burke Avenue.