Dyre Avenue & Dark Street
Dyre Avenue and Dark Street meet at a three-way junction in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Grace Baptist Church is 90 feet away. The nearest subway, Eastchester-Dyre Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Eastchester-Dyre Av, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Eastchester-Dyre Av 5950 feet5
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is E 233 St/Dyre Av, 580 feet away, for the Bx16.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 233 St/Dyre Av Bx16580 feetBx16
Next buses at this stop
- Bx16 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway northbound at Tillotson Avenue & Net, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 4090 Boston Road Gas station0.5 miles
- 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Enhanced crossing, September 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10466
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
- Elevation
- 65 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Frontier' elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Dyre Avenue (west side).
North side of Dark Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Dark Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Dyre Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 204135 and 211460.
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Victorian Gothic, and built in 1877.
- Public School 15 Designated landmark200 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Astor Lawrence F. Hickey Center School210 feet
- Astor Services for Children & Families Preschool, ages 2 to 5230 feet
- Virtual Innovators Academy School740 feet
Houses of worship
- Grace Baptist Church House of worship90 feet
Supermarkets
- S&Y Fish & Meat Caribbean Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and five food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Dyre Avenue & Lustre Street 60 feet
- Rombouts Avenue & Dark Street 250 feet
- East 233rd Street & Dyre Avenue 480 feet
- East 233rd Street & Secor Avenue 730 feet
- Dyre Avenue & Light Street 980 feet
- East 233rd Street & Harper Avenue 980 feet
- East 233rd Street & Merritt Avenue 980 feet
- Secor Avenue & Light Street 1,240 feet
See every intersection along Dark Street or Dyre Avenue.