East Gun Hill Road & Putnam Place

East Gun Hill Road and Putnam Place meet at a four-way crossing in Norwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Williamsbridge Oval Playground is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Norwood-205 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them nursing homes or hospices, and 14 places to eat. A bus lane runs along East Gun Hill Road, all day.

Safety record
12 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Norwood-205 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
East Gun Hill Rd/Tryon Av · Bx28, Bx38
Within a walk
7 places
3 nursing homes or hospices, 1 park and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East Gun Hill Road & Putnam Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Norwood-205 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Norwood-205 St D
    0.4 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Gun Hill Rd/Tryon Av, 350 feet away, for the Bx28 and Bx38.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Gun Hill Rd/Tryon Av Bx28, Bx38
    350 feet
    Bx28 Bx38

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx28 …
  2. Bx38 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E Gun Hill Rd & Tryon Ave 21 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 641 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 3474 Putnam Place Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    90 feet
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
11
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Norwood
Elevation
163 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 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 1961.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of East Gun Hill Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East Gun Hill Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-8PM ALL DAYS

East side of Putnam Place

  • Electric vehicle charging only 1 sign ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 204858 and 209562.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1889 and 1890.

  1. Williamsbridge Reservoir Keeper's House Designated landmark
    230 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 nursing homes or hospices
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 094 Kings College School
    390 feet
  2. Roshe Institute for Dental Office TR Trade or language school
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Williamsbridge Oval Park · listed historic place
    300 feet
  2. Williamsbridge Oval Playground
    470 feet

Health care

  1. Mosholu Parkway Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    550 feet
  2. Wayne Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice
    1,050 feet
  3. Bainbridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    510 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Gun Hill Road or Putnam Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.