Haviland Avenue & Virginia Avenue

Haviland Avenue and Virginia Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Revelation Church is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them schools, and seven places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
11 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
White Plains Rd/Watson Av · Bx36, Bx39
Within a walk
10 places
4 schools, 3 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Haviland Avenue & Virginia Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven 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 White Plains Rd/Watson Av, 660 feet away, for the Bx36 and Bx39.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Watson Av Bx36, Bx39
    660 feet
    Bx36 Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1879 Westchester Avenue 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
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

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 1,000 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 1927 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Haviland Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Haviland Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Virginia Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Pugsley Preparatory Academy School
    770 feet
  2. Watson Avenue Ecc Pre-K
    890 feet
  3. Birch Family Services-Watson Ave School
    890 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 583 School
    980 feet
  2. The Dr. Emmett W. Bassett School
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Haviland Playground
    390 feet
  2. FDNY-EMT Yadira Arroyo Playground
    770 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Revelation Church House of worship
    540 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. ShopRite Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar 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 seven 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Haviland Avenue or Virginia Avenue.

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