Bronxwood Avenue & Magenta Street
Bronxwood Avenue and Magenta Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Aerospace High School is 430 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, eight of them schools, and six places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1938 and 1962, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Gun Hill Rd 2, 50.4 miles2 5
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines- 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 Bronxwood Av/Duncan St, 400 feet away, for the Bx8.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bronxwood Av/Duncan St Bx8400 feetBx8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx8 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Bronxwood Avenue.
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 786 Burke Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10469
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsbridge-Olinville
- Elevation
- 86 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1938 and 1962.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bronxwood Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bronxwood Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Magenta Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Magenta Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Bronx Academy of Health Careers School430 feet
- Bronx Aerospace High School430 feet
- Bronx Lab School430 feet
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- High School for Contemporary Arts School430 feet
- High School of Computers and Technology School430 feet
- Kids-Centric, Inc. Natly Esnard School620 feet
- Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5650 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 5 School1,300 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 6 School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gun Hill Playground1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Radcliff Avenue & Magenta Street 230 feet
- Bronxwood Avenue & Bartholdi Street 310 feet
- East Gun Hill Road & Bronxwood Avenue 400 feet
- Barnes Avenue & Magenta Street 450 feet
- Colden Avenue & Magenta Street 490 feet
- Bronxwood Avenue & Duncan Street 510 feet
- Radcliff Avenue & Duncan Street 690 feet
- Bronxwood Avenue & East 211th Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Bronxwood Avenue or Magenta Street.