Boston Road & Rombouts Avenue
Boston Road and Rombouts Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Cornerstone Academy for Social Action is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, Eastchester-Dyre Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools, and eight places to eat. About 70 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Eastchester-Dyre Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Eastchester-Dyre Av 50.3 miles5
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Dyre Av, 270 feet away, for the Bx30.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Boston Rd/Dyre Av Bx30270 feetBx30
Next buses at this stop
- Bx30 …
Cycling
- 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway northbound at Tillotson Avenue & Net, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 4090 Boston Road Gas station740 feet
- 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
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 April 2026.
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
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 70 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 1925 and 1931.
Trees
Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2022 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Boston Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Boston Road
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Rombouts Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Cornerstone Academy for Social Action School800 feet
- Cornerstone Academy for Social Action Middle School (Casa) School800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ujamaa Northeast Community Garden1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- S&Y Fish & Meat Caribbean Supermarket Supermarket720 feet
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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Boston Road & Reeds Mill Lane 100 feet
- Boston Road & De Lavall Avenue 250 feet
- Boston Road & Dyre Avenue 290 feet
- Rombouts Avenue & Hollers Avenue 510 feet
- Reeds Mill Lane & Steenwick Avenue 510 feet
- De Lavall Avenue & Allen Place 520 feet
- Boston Road & Secor Avenue 580 feet
- Rombouts Avenue & Conner Street 580 feet
See every intersection along Boston Road or Rombouts Avenue.