Bronx Boulevard & Magenta Street

Bronx Boulevard and Magenta Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Rosewood Playground is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Safety record
3 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gun Hill Rd
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
920 feet
White Plains Rd/Magenta St · Bx39
Within a walk
12 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bronx Boulevard & Magenta Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gun Hill Rd 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. Burke Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “My Sun (Mi Sol), My Planet (Mi Planeta) and My City (Mi Ciudad)” (2006) by Andrea Arroyo at the Gun Hill Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Magenta St, 920 feet away, for the Bx39.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Magenta St Bx39
    920 feet
    Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hull Ave & E Gun Hill Rd 18 docks in all
    0.4 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 1,170 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 688 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 3474 Putnam Place Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 October 2022.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
11 and 12 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
67 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bronx Boulevard

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Magenta Street

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

South side of Magenta Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Mindbuilders Creative Arts Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  2. P.S. 041 Gun Hill Road School
    920 feet
  3. Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rosewood Playground
    900 feet
  2. Gun Hill Playground
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. City of Faith Church of God House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3377 White Plains Road Older adult center
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bronx Boulevard or Magenta Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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 Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.