Laconia Avenue & Waring Avenue

Laconia Avenue and Waring Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Gardens, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Pelham Parkway Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Facility is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Pelham Pkwy
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · 5
Nearest bus stop
910 feet
Williamsbridge Rd/Astor Av · Bx8
Within a walk
8 places
2 religious buildings, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Laconia Avenue & Waring Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Pelham Pkwy, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Pelham Pkwy 5
    1,260 feet
    5

Next trains at this station

Eastchester
1 line
  1. 5 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 5 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Williamsbridge Rd/Astor Av, 910 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Williamsbridge Rd/Astor Av Bx8
    910 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Laconia Avenue.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 960 Allerton Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10469
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pelham Gardens
Elevation
120 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2022 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Laconia Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Laconia Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Waring Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Waring Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. NY Institute of Special Educ. Annex School
    1,250 feet
  2. St Catharine's High School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pelham Organic - Pelham Parkway Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    710 feet
  2. Mazzei Playground
    900 feet

Health care

  1. Pelham Parkway Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Facility Nursing home or hospice
    170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 975 Waring Avenue Older adult center
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Laconia Avenue or Waring Avenue.

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