Boston Road & Wallace Avenue

Boston Road and Wallace Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Allerton, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Park Middle School is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, Allerton Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
15 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Allerton Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Boston Rd/Holland Av · Bx30
Within a walk
11 places
4 religious buildings, 4 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & Wallace Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Allerton Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Allerton Av 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. Pelham Pkwy 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Allerton Mandalas” (2006) by Michele Brody at the Allerton Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Holland Av, 310 feet away, for the Bx30.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/Holland Av Bx30
    310 feet
    Bx30

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx30 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2475 Boston Road Gas station
    670 feet
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Allerton
Elevation
133 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1950.

Since 2014 at least 10 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green Vase' zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2022 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boston Road

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Boston Road

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Wallace Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Wallace Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 214899.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Green Middle School
    660 feet
  2. Bronx Park Middle School
    660 feet
  3. Pelham Academy of Academics and Community Engagement School
    660 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Lucy School
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Boston Garden
    970 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Allerton Library
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sons of Israel Congregation House of worship
    760 feet
  2. St Lucys RC Church House of worship
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2424 Boston Road Older adult center · listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    900 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    430 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,010 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boston Road or Wallace Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.