Gleason Avenue & Metcalf Avenue

Gleason Avenue and Metcalf Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Soundview Post Office is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Morrison Av-Soundview, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1968, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Morrison Av-Soundview
880 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
890 feet
Westchester Av/Morrison Av · Bx4, Bx4A
Within a walk
10 places
3 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gleason Avenue & Metcalf Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Morrison Av-Soundview, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    880 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. St Lawrence Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. Elder Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Land Between Two Waters” (2010) by Maria Cristalli & Marc Brown at the Morrison Av-Soundview station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Morrison Av, 890 feet away, for the Bx4 and Bx4A.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Morrison Av Bx4, Bx4A
    890 feet
    Bx4 Bx4A

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx4A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Gleason Avenue.

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1661 Watson Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10472
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

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 1928 and 1968.

Since 2014 at least 254 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Gleason Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Gleason Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Metcalf Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Parallel parking only 2 signs PARALLEL PARKING ONLY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sound Dale Center for Early Childhood Education Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harrod Place Community Garden
    690 feet
  2. Watson Gleason Playground
    840 feet
  3. Parque De Los Ninos Playground
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Morrison Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    970 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Clason's Point Library
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Abiding Presence House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Soundview Post Office
    470 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    550 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    770 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 13 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Gleason Avenue or Metcalf 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.