Gleason Avenue & Virginia Avenue

Gleason Avenue and Virginia Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Haviland Playground is 940 feet away, and Virginia Park is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
1,240 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
White Plains Rd/Gleason Av · Bx36, Bx39
Within a walk
7 places
3 religious buildings, 2 parks and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gleason Avenue & Virginia Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 1,240 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    1,240 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
    0.5 miles
    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 White Plains Rd/Gleason Av, 390 feet away, for the Bx36 and Bx39.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Gleason Av Bx36, Bx39
    390 feet
    Bx36 Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Gleason Avenue.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet

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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1879 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Gleason Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Gleason Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Virginia Avenue

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

West side of Virginia Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Pugsley Preparatory Academy School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hugh J. Grant Circle
    850 feet
  2. Haviland Playground
    940 feet
  3. Virginia Park
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Revelation Church House of worship
    190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    750 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Bruckner Commons Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 12 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 Virginia Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.