Boston Road & Palmer Avenue
Boston Road and Palmer Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Baychester Academy is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, Baychester Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1989, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Baychester Av, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Baychester Av 51,260 feet5
Next trains at this station
Eastchester
1 line- 5 …
Manhattan
1 line- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Palmer Av, 30 feet away, for the Bx30.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Boston Rd/Palmer Av Bx3030 feetBx30
Next buses at this stop
- Bx30 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 3800 Boston Road Gas station560 feet
- 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10466
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
- Elevation
- 57 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1989.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 nature area
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Baychester Academy School800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ujamaa Northeast Community Garden910 feet
- Stars & Stripes Playground1,310 feet
- Seton Falls Park Nature area1,310 feet
Health care
- Split Rock Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice980 feet
Supermarkets
- Palm Tree Marketplace Supermarket1,290 feet
- S&Y Fish & Meat Caribbean Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Boston Road & Boller Avenue 110 feet
- Boston Road & De Reimer Avenue 260 feet
- Needham Avenue & Palmer Avenue 460 feet
- Boston Road & Pratt Avenue 530 feet
- Boston Road & Baychester Avenue 540 feet
- Needham Avenue & Boller Avenue 650 feet
- De Reimer Avenue & Needham Avenue 720 feet
- Boston Road & Edson Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along Boston Road or Palmer Avenue.