Lafayette Avenue & Whittier Street

Lafayette Avenue and Whittier Street meet at a four-way crossing in Hunts Point, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Sunnyslope stands 700 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hunts Point Av/Faile St, is 1,180 feet away for the Bx6, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bruckner Expressway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
1,180 feet
Hunts Point Av/Faile St · Bx6
Within a walk
7 places
3 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lafayette Avenue & Whittier Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hunts Point Av/Faile St, 1,180 feet away, for the Bx6.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hunts Point Av/Faile St Bx6 · Shelter
    1,180 feet
    Bx6
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Lafayette Avenue.

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lafayette Ave & Hunts Point Ave 22 docks in all
    1,100 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1163 Garrison Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 880 Garrison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10474
Community board
Bronx Community Board 2
City Council district
17
Police precinct
41
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hunts Point
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry plum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Lafayette Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 4AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Lafayette Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Whittier Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Whittier Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival, and built between 1859 and 1864.

  1. Sunnyslope Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Academy for Multi-Media School
    790 feet
  2. Leaders in Our Neighborhood Charter School
    790 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hunts Point Riverside Park
    500 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hunts Point Post Office
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lafayette Avenue or Whittier Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.