Eastchester Road & Chester Street

Eastchester Road and Chester Street meet at a three-way junction in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Engine 38/Ladder 51 firehouse is 520 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eastchester Rd/Chester St, is 80 feet away for the Bx31, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
New England Thruway
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Eastchester Rd/Chester St · Bx31
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Eastchester Road & Chester Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Eastchester Rd/Chester St, 80 feet away, for the Bx31.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Eastchester Rd/Chester St Bx31
    80 feet
    Bx31

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Eastchester Road.

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3800 Boston Road Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1,210 feet
  3. 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10469
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
12
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
Elevation
147 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Chester Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Chester Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Eastchester Road

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. New Covenant Christian School
    590 feet
  2. P.S. 078 Anne Hutchinson School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Eastchester Road Community Garden
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hillside Finance Post Office
    960 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 38/Ladder 51 Fire station
    520 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Palm Tree Marketplace Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Chester Street or Eastchester Road.

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