Eastchester Road & Needham Avenue
Eastchester Road and Needham Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Eastchester Road Community Garden is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eastchester Rd/Chester St, is 360 feet away for the Bx31, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eastchester Rd/Chester St, 360 feet away, for the Bx31.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eastchester Rd/Chester St Bx31360 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 3800 Boston Road Gas station0.6 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 142 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1988.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the scarlet oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Eastchester Road
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Eastchester Road
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Needham Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Needham Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- New Covenant Christian School160 feet
- Light and Bright Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5860 feet
- Faith Christian Academy School1,000 feet
Show all 4
- P.S. 078 Anne Hutchinson School1,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eastchester Road Community Garden650 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 38/Ladder 51 Fire station990 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Palm Tree Marketplace Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
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:
- Needham Avenue & East 221st Street 100 feet
- Eastchester Road & East 221st Street 210 feet
- Eastchester Road & Oakley Street 240 feet
- Mickle Avenue & Needham Avenue 250 feet
- Eastchester Road & Hicks Street 270 feet
- East 221st Street & Oakley Street 350 feet
- East 222nd Street & Needham Avenue 370 feet
- East 222nd Street & Mickle Avenue 400 feet
See every intersection along Eastchester Road or Needham Avenue.