Gleason Avenue & Pugsley Avenue

Gleason Avenue and Pugsley Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. The Dr. Emmett W. Bassett School is 1,000 feet away, and Revelation Church is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Pugley Av · Q44 SBS
Within a walk
13 places
6 religious buildings, 2 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gleason Avenue & Pugsley Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Day in Parkchester” (2011) by William Low at the Parkchester station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Pugley Av, 360 feet away, for the Q44 SBS.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Pugley Av Q44 SBS
    360 feet
    Q44 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q44 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Gleason Avenue and Pugsley Avenue.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at East 177th Street & Newbold Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1929 Bruckner Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.

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)
Castle Hill-Unionport
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 1927 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 124 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Gleason Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Gleason Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Pugsley Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Pugsley Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Pugsley Preparatory Academy School
    920 feet
  2. Cheer-And-Grow Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  3. The Dr. Emmett W. Bassett School
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park
    1,000 feet
  2. Haviland Playground
    1,000 feet
  3. FDNY-EMT Yadira Arroyo Playground
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Hugh J. Grant Circle
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Revelation Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. ShopRite Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    650 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Bruckner Commons Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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