East Avenue & Yankee Mall

East Avenue and Yankee Mall meet at a three-way junction in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Hugh J. Grant Circle is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 5,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1936, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
Metropolitan Av/Parkchester Rd · Bx4A
Within a walk
7 places
2 religious buildings, 1 older adult center and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East Avenue & Yankee Mall Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

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 Metropolitan Av/Parkchester Rd, 440 feet away, for the Bx4A.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metropolitan Av/Parkchester Rd Bx4A
    440 feet
    Bx4A

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1879 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Parkchester
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 5,100 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 1936.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on East Avenue (east side).

West side of East Avenue

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of Yankee Mall

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Yankee Mall

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 201821 and 222227.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. American Beauty School Trade or language school
    410 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Virginia Playground
    1,110 feet
  2. Hugh J. Grant Circle
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1380 Metropolitan Avenue Older adult center
    410 feet
  2. Parkchester Post Office
    440 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    150 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    790 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    660 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Avenue or Yankee Mall.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.