East Gun Hill Road & Tryon Avenue

East Gun Hill Road and Tryon Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Norwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Williamsbridge Oval is 430 feet away. The nearest subway, Norwood-205 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them nursing homes or hospices, and 16 places to eat. A bus lane runs along East Gun Hill Road, all day.

Safety record
9 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Norwood-205 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
East Gun Hill Rd/Tryon Av · Bx28, Bx38
Within a walk
9 places
3 nursing homes or hospices, 1 community center and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East Gun Hill Road & Tryon Avenue 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, 20 feet away, for the Bx28 and Bx38.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Gun Hill Rd/Tryon Av Bx28, Bx38
    20 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

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2019

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
171 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph

Homes

About 2,300 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 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and February 2024, 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
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 212354.

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
    540 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 nursing homes or hospices
  • 1 community center
  • 1 historic site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Williamsbridge Oval Park · listed historic place
    430 feet
  2. Williamsbridge Oval Playground
    570 feet

Health care

  1. Wayne Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice
    590 feet
  2. Bainbridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    710 feet
  3. Mosholu Parkway Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Valentine Varian House Historic site
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Mosholu Montefiore Community Center
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    980 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 17 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 Tryon Avenue.

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.