Boston Road & Laconia Avenue
Boston Road and Laconia Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Gardens, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Eastchester Community Center is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Boston Rd/Laconia Av, is 30 feet away for the Bx30, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Laconia Av, 30 feet away, for the Bx30.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Boston Rd/Laconia Av Bx3030 feetBx30
Next buses at this stop
- Bx30 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Boston Road and Laconia Avenue.
- 8 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 station690 feet
- 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers1,080 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 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
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
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 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Bloodgood' London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Boston Road
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 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 Laconia Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Laconia Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 playground
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Bronxwood Allied Care & Continuing S Trade or language school490 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eastchester Playground1,280 feet
Community centers and public services
- Eastchester Community Center1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Laconia Avenue & Burke Avenue 220 feet
- Boston Road & Burke Avenue 250 feet
- Boston Road & Yates Avenue 400 feet
- Lurting Avenue & Burke Avenue 410 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Duncan Street 440 feet
- Burke Avenue & Yates Avenue 490 feet
- Boston Road & Lurting Avenue 610 feet
- Hone Avenue & Burke Avenue 670 feet
See every intersection along Boston Road or Laconia Avenue.