Burke Avenue & Hering Avenue
Burke Avenue and Hering Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Gardens, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Eastchester Community Center is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 and 1950, 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, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Gun Hill Rd 50.5 miles5
Next trains at this station
Eastchester
1 line- 5 …
Manhattan
1 line- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Laconia Av, 780 feet away, for the Bx30.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Boston Rd/Laconia Av Bx30780 feetBx30
Next buses at this stop
- Bx30 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Burke Avenue.
- 22 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1124 East Gun Hill Road Gas station1,050 feet
- 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10469
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 49
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pelham Gardens
- Elevation
- 75 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Bronxwood Allied Care & Continuing S Trade or language school1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eastchester Playground530 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Eastchester Houses Listed historic place610 feet
Houses of worship
- Burke Ave Baptist Church House of worship1,180 feet
Community centers and public services
- Eastchester Community Center510 feet
- Older adult center at 1246 Burke Avenue Older adult center920 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Burke Avenue & Yates Avenue 260 feet
- Burke Avenue & Tenbroeck Avenue 260 feet
- Burke Avenue & Pearsall Avenue 520 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Burke Avenue 530 feet
- Boston Road & Burke Avenue 660 feet
- Boston Road & Laconia Avenue 750 feet
- Boston Road & Yates Avenue 760 feet
- Boston Road & East Gun Hill Road 770 feet
See every intersection along Burke Avenue or Hering Avenue.