Ely Avenue & Hammersley Avenue
Ely Avenue and Hammersley Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Haffen Swimming Pool is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eastchester Rd/Hammersley Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Bx31, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eastchester Rd/Hammersley Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Bx31.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eastchester Rd/Hammersley Av Bx310.4 milesBx31
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2805 Edson Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1750 East Gun Hill Road Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 151 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Ely Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Ely Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- A Place of Miracles Academy School1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Haffen Park60 feet
- Haffen Park Playground400 feet
Health care
- Workmen's Circle Multicare Center Nursing home or hospice460 feet
Community centers and public services
- Haffen Park Field House Recreation center520 feet
- Haffen Swimming Pool600 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- Grace Avenue & Hammersley Avenue 250 feet
- Bruner Avenue & Hammersley Avenue 250 feet
- Wickham Avenue & Hammersley Avenue 500 feet
- New England Thruway & Edson Avenue 500 feet
- Ely Avenue & Burke Avenue 670 feet
- Adee Avenue & Ely Avenue 720 feet
- Gunther Avenue & Hammersley Avenue 750 feet
- Burke Avenue & Grace Avenue 910 feet
See every intersection along Ely Avenue or Hammersley Avenue.