Jerome Avenue & Gun Hill Road
Jerome Avenue and Gun Hill Road meet at a four-way crossing in Norwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 43 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Sachkerah Dog Run in Van Cortlandt Park is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, Mosholu Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, two of them playgrounds, and 37 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1936, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Mosholu Pkwy, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Mosholu Pkwy 41,310 feet4
Next trains at this station
Woodlawn
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
Also within a walk
- Woodlawn 40.3 miles4
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Metromorphosis/Birth of a Station” (2008) by Corinne Grondahl at the Mosholu Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is East Gun Hill Rd/Dekalb Av, 180 feet away, for the Bx10.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East Gun Hill Rd/Dekalb Av Bx10180 feetBx10
Next buses at this stop
- Bx10 …
Cycling
- 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Jerome Ave & E Gun Hill Rd 19 docks in all130 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 3276 Jerome Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 3500 Dekalb Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers370 feet
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 43 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 20 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2023
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10467
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 50 and 52 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Norwood
- Elevation
- 175 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1936.
Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 15 active meters
- 7 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2024 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm on Gun Hill Road (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Gun Hill Road (south side) and Jerome Avenue (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Jerome Avenue (east side).
North side of Gun Hill Road
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of Jerome Avenue
- Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 207066, 207067, 209303, 209304, 210267, 211625 and 211626.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 dog run
- 1 hospital
- 5 other places
Schools and child care
- Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K500 feet
- Roshe Institute for Dental Office TR Trade or language school1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gun Hill Meadow in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature40 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park60 feet
- Sachkerah Woods Playground540 feet
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- Sachkerah Dog Run in Van Cortlandt Park Dog run590 feet
- Knox-Gates Playground1,310 feet
Health care
- North Central Bronx Hospital1,020 feet
Community centers and public services
- Mosholu Montefiore Community Center370 feet
- Older adult center at 3450 Dekalb Avenue Older adult center640 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch570 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch770 feet
- Chase Bank branch860 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 16 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- West Gun Hill Road & Knox Place 280 feet
- East Gun Hill Road & Dekalb Avenue 280 feet
- West Gun Hill Road & Gates Place 620 feet
- East Gun Hill Road & Rochambeau Avenue 680 feet
- Dekalb Avenue & Kossuth Avenue 680 feet
- Jerome Avenue & East 212th Street 710 feet
- Jerome Avenue & East 208th Street 930 feet
- East Gun Hill Road & Bainbridge Avenue 970 feet
See every intersection along Jerome Avenue.