Boston Road & Louis Nine Boulevard

Boston Road and Louis Nine Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Martin Van Buren Playground is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
23 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Boston Rd/Louis Nine Blvd · Bx11, Bx21
Within a walk
22 places
10 religious buildings, 5 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & Louis Nine Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Freeman St 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 174 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The El” (2007) by Daniel Hauben at the Freeman St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Louis Nine Blvd, 80 feet away, for the Bx11 and Bx21.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/Louis Nine Blvd Bx11, Bx21 · Shelter
    80 feet
    Bx11 Bx21
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Louis Nine Boulevard and Wilkins Avenue.

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wilkins Ave & Crotona Park E 19 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    1,320 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
15 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Crotona Park East
Elevation
76 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 269 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boston Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Louis Nine Boulevard

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Louis Nine Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Wilkins Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Wilkins Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. E.S.M.T- I.S. 190 School
    790 feet
  2. P.S. 061 Francisco Oller School
    790 feet
  3. Puerto Rican Family Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
Show all 8
  1. Little Scholars Early Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet
  2. Bard High School Early College Bronx School
    1,220 feet
  3. Bronx Envision Academy School
    1,220 feet
  4. Explorations Academy H.S. School
    1,220 feet
  5. Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crotona Park
    390 feet
  2. Martin Van Buren Playground
    470 feet
  3. Boxcar Playground (6) Playground
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. Carter Playground (7) Playground
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boston Road, Louis Nine Boulevard or Wilkins Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.