Laconia Avenue & Duncan Street
Laconia Avenue and Duncan Street meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Gardens, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest bus stop, Boston Rd/Laconia Av, is 470 feet away for the Bx30, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, seven of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Laconia Av, 470 feet away, for the Bx30.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Boston Rd/Laconia Av Bx30470 feetBx30
Next buses at this stop
- Bx30 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Laconia Avenue.
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1124 East Gun Hill Road Gas station840 feet
- 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers1,210 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2022.
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)
- Pelham Gardens
- Elevation
- 80 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 83 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Duncan Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Duncan Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Laconia Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-8PM ALL DAYS
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Bronxwood Allied Care & Continuing S Trade or language school110 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Lurting Avenue & Duncan Street 280 feet
- East Gun Hill Road & Laconia Avenue 320 feet
- Boston Road & Laconia Avenue 440 feet
- Hone Avenue & Duncan Street 540 feet
- East Gun Hill Road & Lurting Avenue 620 feet
- East Gun Hill Road & Yates Avenue 630 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 211th Street 640 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Burke Avenue 650 feet
See every intersection along Duncan Street or Laconia Avenue.