Eastchester Road & Hammersley Avenue

Eastchester Road and Hammersley Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Presbyterian Church of Ghana is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about five minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gun Hill Rd
1,190 feet · 5 min on foot · 5
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Eastchester Rd/Hammersley Av · Bx31
Within a walk
9 places
5 religious buildings, 1 library and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Eastchester Road & Hammersley Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 1,190 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Gun Hill Rd 5
    1,190 feet
    5

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Eastchester Rd/Hammersley Av, 140 feet away, for the Bx31.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Eastchester Rd/Hammersley Av Bx31
    140 feet
    Bx31

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Eastchester Road.

  • 15 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. 2801 Tiemann Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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
113 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1970.

Since 2014 at least 11 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Eastchester Road

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Eastchester Road

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Hammersley Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Hammersley Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Hospitals & Nursing Homes School Trade or language school
    150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Givan Square Playground
    780 feet
  2. Haffen Park
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Eastchester Library
    720 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Presbyterian Church of Ghana House of worship
    180 feet
  2. Holy Rosary Church House of worship
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    300 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and eight 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Eastchester Road or Hammersley Avenue.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.