Gunther Avenue & Hammersley Avenue
Gunther Avenue and Hammersley Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Haffen Swimming Pool is 830 feet away, and Workmen's Circle Multicare Center is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Gun Hill Rd 50.4 miles5
Next trains at this station
Eastchester
1 line- 5 …
Manhattan
1 line- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Eastchester Rd/Hammersley Av, 1,170 feet away, for the Bx31.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eastchester Rd/Hammersley Av Bx311,170 feetBx31
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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2801 Tiemann Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1750 East Gun Hill Road Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
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
- 53 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
Homes
About 600 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 1945 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 90 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hammersley Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Hospitals & Nursing Homes School Trade or language school1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Haffen Park60 feet
- Haffen Park Playground420 feet
Health care
- Workmen's Circle Multicare Center Nursing home or hospice1,210 feet
Houses of worship
- Presbyterian Church of Ghana House of worship1,240 feet
Community centers and public services
- Haffen Park Field House Recreation center460 feet
- Haffen Swimming Pool830 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, 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:
- Tiemann Avenue & Hammersley Avenue 250 feet
- Wickham Avenue & Hammersley Avenue 250 feet
- Kingsland Avenue & Hammersley Avenue 500 feet
- Bruner Avenue & Hammersley Avenue 500 feet
- Gunther Avenue & Burke Avenue 680 feet
- Gunther Avenue & Adee Avenue 720 feet
- Mickle Avenue & Hammersley Avenue 750 feet
- Ely Avenue & Hammersley Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along Gunther Avenue or Hammersley Avenue.