Harper Avenue & Light Street
Harper Avenue and Light Street meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Grace Baptist Church is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Eastchester-Dyre Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, six of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Eastchester-Dyre Av, 610 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Eastchester-Dyre Av 5610 feet5
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Dyre Av/Light St, 550 feet away, for the Bx16.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Dyre Av/Light St Bx16 · Shelter550 feetBx16
Next buses at this stop
- Bx16 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway northbound at Tillotson Avenue & Net, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 4090 Boston Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 February 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10466
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
- Elevation
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Harper Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 nature area
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Virtual Innovators Academy School750 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Seton Falls Park Nature area780 feet
Houses of worship
- Grace Baptist Church House of worship1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- S&Y Fish & Meat Caribbean Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Secor Avenue & Light Street 250 feet
- Harper Avenue & Garrett Place 260 feet
- Pratt Avenue & Light Street 320 feet
- Conner Street & Harper Avenue 370 feet
- Dyre Avenue & Light Street 540 feet
- Pratt Avenue & Garrett Place 560 feet
- Conner Street & Secor Avenue 620 feet
- Pratt Avenue & Amundson Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along Harper Avenue or Light Street.