Eastchester Road & Hicks Street
Eastchester Road and Hicks Street meet at a three-way junction in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 435 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Hillside Finance Post Office is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eastchester Rd/Chester St, is 100 feet away for the Bx31, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eastchester Rd/Chester St, 100 feet away, for the Bx31.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eastchester Rd/Chester St Bx31100 feetBx31
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Eastchester Road.
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.
- 1124 East Gun Hill Road Gas station0.7 miles
- 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 435 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,270th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 226 more were issued.
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
- 146 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1958.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2023 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Eastchester Road
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Hicks Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Hicks Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- New Covenant Christian School380 feet
- P.S. 078 Anne Hutchinson School970 feet
- Light and Bright Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,130 feet
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- Faith Christian Academy School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eastchester Road Community Garden920 feet
Community centers and public services
- Hillside Finance Post Office1,170 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 38/Ladder 51 Fire station730 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Palm Tree Marketplace Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and two 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Eastchester Road & East 221st Street 60 feet
- Eastchester Road & Chester Street 210 feet
- Needham Avenue & East 221st Street 260 feet
- Eastchester Road & Needham Avenue 270 feet
- Corsa Avenue & Hicks Street 310 feet
- Mickle Avenue & Chester Street 470 feet
- Eastchester Road & Oakley Street 510 feet
- Mickle Avenue & Needham Avenue 510 feet
See every intersection along Eastchester Road or Hicks Street.