Boston Road & West Farms Road

Boston Road and West Farms Road meet at a three-way junction in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. West Farms Rapids is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, five of them schools, and nine places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
100 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
East Tremont Av/Boston Rd · Bx21
Within a walk
17 places
5 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & West Farms Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 100 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    100 feet
    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. E 180 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. 174 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Animal Tracks” (2004) by Naomi Campbell at the West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Boston Rd, 50 feet away, for the Bx21.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Boston Rd Bx21
    50 feet
    Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Boston Rd & West Farms Rd 25 docks in all
    140 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1198 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Farms

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 1,270 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and April 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boston Road

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of West Farms Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center at 1946 Boston Road Pre-K center
    280 feet
  2. Emolior Academy School
    350 feet
  3. P.S. 214 School
    350 feet
Show all 8
  1. Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    570 feet
  2. Kennedy Children's Center - Bronx School
    680 feet
  3. Heaven's Tiny Tots East Tremont Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  4. P.S. 006 West Farms School
    780 feet
  5. The Vida Bogart School for All Children School
    780 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. West Farms Rapids Park
    500 feet
  2. Bronx Park
    1,140 feet
  3. River Park Playground
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bronx River Community Garden
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Episcopal Church West Farms House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at 1010 East 178th Street Community center
    610 feet
  2. West Farms Post Office
    810 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 18/Engine 45/Ladder 58 Fire station
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    440 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    760 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and ten 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boston Road or West Farms Road.

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