Boston Road & East Gun Hill Road
Boston Road and East Gun Hill Road meet at a five-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 50 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Eastchester Playground is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. A bus lane runs along East Gun Hill Road, all day.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Gun Hill Rd 50.5 miles5
Next trains at this station
Eastchester
1 line- 5 …
Manhattan
1 line- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Gun Hill Rd, 40 feet away, for the Bx30.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Boston Rd/Gun Hill Rd Bx3040 feetBx30
Next buses at this stop
- Bx30 …
East Gun Hill Road carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1124 East Gun Hill Road Gas station250 feet
- 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers320 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 50 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 37 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, November 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10469
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47 and 49 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsbridge-Olinville
- Elevation
- 102 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and August 2026, 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 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of East Gun Hill Road
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of East Gun Hill Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 206297.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 playground
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence - 3 & 4 Middle School970 feet
- Bronxwood Allied Care & Continuing S Trade or language school1,000 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eastchester Playground1,300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Eastchester Community Center1,280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East Gun Hill Road & Yates Avenue 260 feet
- East Gun Hill Road & Tenbroeck Avenue 290 feet
- Boston Road & East 211th Street 330 feet
- Boston Road & Yates Avenue 360 feet
- East Gun Hill Road & Laconia Avenue 560 feet
- Boston Road & Pearsall Avenue 590 feet
- East Gun Hill Road & Givan Avenue 600 feet
- Givan Avenue & Pearsall Avenue 720 feet
See every intersection along Boston Road, East Gun Hill Road or Hering Avenue.