Gunther Avenue & Burke Avenue

Gunther Avenue and Burke Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Haffen Park Field House is 480 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eastchester Rd/Hammersley Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Bx31, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
New England Thruway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Eastchester Rd/Hammersley Av · Bx31
Within a walk
5 places
1 nursing home or hospice, 1 park and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gunther Avenue & Burke Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Eastchester Rd/Hammersley Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx31.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Eastchester Rd/Hammersley Av Bx31
    0.3 miles
    Bx31

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx31 …

Live arrivals

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.

  1. 2801 Tiemann Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 1750 East Gun Hill Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

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
75 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph

Homes

About 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 1960 and 1970.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 swimming pool

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Haffen Park
    50 feet
  2. Haffen Park Playground
    1,100 feet

Health care

  1. Workmen's Circle Multicare Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Haffen Park Field House Recreation center
    480 feet
  2. Haffen Swimming Pool
    480 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • 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:

See every intersection along Burke Avenue or Gunther Avenue.

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