Leland Avenue & Archer Street

Leland Avenue and Archer Street meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 536 is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and 12 places to eat. About 4,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1930, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

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Leland Avenue & Archer Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Day in Parkchester” (2011) by William Low at the Parkchester station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Archer St, 350 feet away, for the Bx36 and Bx39.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Archer St Bx36, Bx39
    350 feet
    Bx36 Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1810 Cross Bronx Expressway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 4,500 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 1927 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 27 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Archer Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM

South side of Archer Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

East side of Leland Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Leland Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 200078.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Archer Elementary School
    610 feet
  2. Bronx Little School
    610 feet
  3. P.S. 536 School
    610 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Taylor Playground
    920 feet
  2. Wood Park
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Parkchester Post Office
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 17 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

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