Laconia Avenue & Burke Avenue
Laconia Avenue and Burke Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Gardens, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Eastchester Playground is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Boston Rd/Laconia Av, is 240 feet away for the Bx30, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Laconia Av, 240 feet away, for the Bx30.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Boston Rd/Laconia Av Bx30240 feetBx30
Next buses at this stop
- Bx30 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Burke Avenue and Laconia Avenue.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1124 East Gun Hill Road Gas station910 feet
- 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers1,290 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10469
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 49
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pelham Gardens
- Elevation
- 83 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American basswood and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Burke Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Burke Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Laconia Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Laconia Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- 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.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 playground
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Bronxwood Allied Care & Continuing S Trade or language school710 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eastchester Playground1,060 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Eastchester Houses Listed historic place1,140 feet
Community centers and public services
- Eastchester Community Center820 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Boston Road & Burke Avenue 130 feet
- Boston Road & Laconia Avenue 220 feet
- Burke Avenue & Yates Avenue 280 feet
- Lurting Avenue & Burke Avenue 290 feet
- Boston Road & Lurting Avenue 490 feet
- Burke Avenue & Hering Avenue 530 feet
- Hone Avenue & Burke Avenue 550 feet
- Boston Road & Yates Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along Burke Avenue or Laconia Avenue.