East Gun Hill Road & Throop Avenue

East Gun Hill Road and Throop Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Gardens, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Burke Ave Baptist Church is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about six minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. A bus lane runs along East Gun Hill Road, all day.

Safety record
4 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gun Hill Rd
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 5
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
East Gun Hill Rd/Pearsall Av · Bx28, Bx38
Within a walk
13 places
8 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Gun Hill Rd 5
    0.3 miles
    5

Next trains at this station

Eastchester
1 line
  1. 5 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 5 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Gun Hill Rd/Pearsall Av, 140 feet away, for the Bx28 and Bx38.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Gun Hill Rd/Pearsall Av Bx28, Bx38 · Shelter
    140 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

  • 23 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1255 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 3333 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1,150 feet
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1,170 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10469
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
12
Police precinct
47 and 49 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pelham Gardens
Elevation
89 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1955.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2015, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on East Gun Hill Road (south side).

South side of East Gun Hill Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 209437.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Charter School for Excellence - 3 & 4 Middle School
    1,230 feet
  2. Little Stars Three Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Eastchester Playground
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Eastchester Houses Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Burke Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    640 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1246 Burke Avenue Older adult center
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 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 nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

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