Eastchester Road & Knapp Street

Eastchester Road and Knapp Street meet at a three-way junction in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Eastchester Library is 660 feet away, and Holy Rosary School is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about three minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gun Hill Rd
830 feet · 3 min on foot · 5
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Eastchester Rd/Hammersley Av · Bx31
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 1 library and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Eastchester Road & Knapp Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Gun Hill Rd 5
    830 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, 270 feet away, for the Bx31.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Eastchester Road.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Edson Avenue & New England Thruway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2801 Tiemann Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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 seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
107 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 1960.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Eastchester Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Knapp Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Knapp Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 210947.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Hospitals & Nursing Homes School Trade or language school
    340 feet
  2. Holy Rosary School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Givan Square Playground
    420 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Eastchester Library
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Presbyterian Church of Ghana House of worship
    460 feet
  2. Holy Rosary Church House of worship
    570 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Baychester Post Office
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    70 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and ten 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Eastchester Road or Knapp Street.

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.