Boston Road & Ropes Avenue
Boston Road and Ropes Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pelham Bay Park is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ropes Av/Boston Rd, is 70 feet away for the Bx16. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ropes Av/Boston Rd, 70 feet away, for the Bx16.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Ropes Av/Boston Rd Bx1670 feetBx16
Next buses at this stop
- Bx16 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway northbound at Tillotson Avenue & Net, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 4090 Boston Road Gas station0.6 miles
- 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10475
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 13
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
- Elevation
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 160 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
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- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Boston Road
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
West side of Boston Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Ropes Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pelham Bay Park1,170 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- Ropes Avenue & Flint Avenue 550 feet
- Hollers Avenue & Ropes Avenue 890 feet
- Flint Avenue & West Street 900 feet
- Pelham Bay Park West & Flint Avenue 1,140 feet
- Hollers Avenue & McOwen Avenue 1,150 feet
- Hollers Avenue & Pelham Bay Park West 1,290 feet
- Pelham Bay Park West & Ropes Avenue 1,300 feet
- Hollers Avenue & Huguenot Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Boston Road or Ropes Avenue.