Merritt Avenue & Light Street
Merritt Avenue and Light Street meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Virtual Innovators Academy is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, Eastchester-Dyre Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 150 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Eastchester-Dyre Av, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Eastchester-Dyre Av 5560 feet5
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Dyre Av/Light St, 560 feet away, for the Bx16.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Dyre Av/Light St Bx16 · Shelter560 feetBx16
Next buses at this stop
- Bx16 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway northbound at Tillotson Avenue & Net, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 4090 Boston Road Gas station1,250 feet
- 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10466
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 150 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the shingle oak and the tree of heaven.
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 May 2016 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Light Street
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
East side of Merritt Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10PM-5AM ALL DAYS
West side of Merritt Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10PM-5AM ALL DAYS
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Virtual Innovators Academy School930 feet
Supermarkets
- S&Y Fish & Meat Caribbean Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and six 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Provost Avenue & Light Street 250 feet
- Rombouts Avenue & Light Street 250 feet
- Conner Street & Merritt Avenue 510 feet
- Dyre Avenue & Light Street 530 feet
- East 233rd Street & Mulvey Avenue 660 feet
- Provost Avenue & Clementine Street 690 feet
- Rombouts Avenue & Conner Street 720 feet
- Conner Street & Provost Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along Light Street or Merritt Avenue.