Cross Bronx Expressway & Ellis-Gleason Avenue Pedestrian Overpass
Cross Bronx Expressway and Ellis-Gleason Avenue Pedestrian Overpass meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Glory of Christ Church is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Ellis-Gleason Avenue Pedestrian Overpass.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Parkchester 60.3 miles6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Also within a walk
- Castle Hill Av 60.4 miles6
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Day in Parkchester” (2011) by William Low at the Parkchester station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Newbold Av, 640 feet away, for the Q44 SBS.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Newbold Av Q44 SBS640 feetQ44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Ellis-Gleason Avenue Pedestrian Overpass.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Ellis Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway, 210 feet by car along the streets.
- 1879 Westchester Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10472
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 18
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Castle Hill-Unionport
Homes
About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1950.
Since 2014 at least 206 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 library
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Cheer-And-Grow Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
- Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park130 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Parkchester Library1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- Glory of Christ Church House of worship950 feet
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- SuperFresh Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store430 feet
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and seven 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 177th Street & Ellis-Gleason Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 150 feet
- East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway 210 feet
- East 177th Street & Ellis Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway 220 feet
- East 177th Street & Gleason Avenue 340 feet
- East 177th Street & Olmstead Avenue 450 feet
- East 177th Street & Ellis Avenue 460 feet
- East 177th Street & Gleason Avenue 510 feet
- Pugsley Avenue & Ellis Avenue 600 feet
See every intersection along Cross Bronx Expressway or Ellis-Gleason Avenue Pedestrian Overpass.