East Gun Hill Road & Holland Avenue

East Gun Hill Road and Holland Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Gun Hill development. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. It is 450 feet to the 211th Street Community Garden. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. A bus lane runs along East Gun Hill Road, all day.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gun Hill Rd
620 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
East Gun Hill Rd/White Plains Rd · Bx28, Bx38
Within a walk
25 places
9 religious buildings, 8 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East Gun Hill Road & Holland Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 620 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    620 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Burke Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    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 East Gun Hill Rd/White Plains Rd, 350 feet away, for the Bx28 and Bx38.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Gun Hill Rd/White Plains Rd Bx28, Bx38 · Shelter
    350 feet
    Bx28 Bx38
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx28 …
  2. Bx38 …

Live arrivals

East Gun Hill Road carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 688 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    1,000 feet
  2. 3474 Putnam Place Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
12
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
104 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Gun Hill development.

Since 2014 at least 221 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East Gun Hill Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM ALL DAYS

South side of East Gun Hill Road

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY 7AM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Holland Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Holland Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 5 School
    470 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 6 School
    470 feet
  3. City of Faith Christian School
    1,000 feet
Show all 10
  1. Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  2. 123 Baby Talks Developmental Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet
  3. Bronx Academy of Health Careers School
    1,210 feet
  4. Bronx Aerospace High School
    1,210 feet
  5. Bronx Lab School
    1,210 feet
  6. High School for Contemporary Arts School
    1,210 feet
  7. High School of Computers and Technology School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 211th Street Community Garden
    450 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Square
    550 feet
  3. Gun Hill Playground
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. City of Faith Church of God House of worship
    850 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsbridge Post Office
    310 feet
  2. Gun Hill Community Center
    610 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 62/Ladder 32 Fire station
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 18 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 nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Gun Hill Road or Holland Avenue.

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