Metropolitan Avenue & Yankee Mall

Metropolitan Avenue and Yankee Mall meet at a three-way junction in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Parkchester Post Office is 270 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them parks, and 19 places to eat. About 5,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1930, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
1,190 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Metropolitan Av/Parkchester Rd · Bx4A
Within a walk
8 places
2 parks, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Metropolitan Avenue & Yankee Mall Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 1,190 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    1,190 feet
    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 Metropolitan Av/Parkchester Rd, 270 feet away, for the Bx4A.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metropolitan Av/Parkchester Rd Bx4A
    270 feet
    Bx4A

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1879 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Parkchester
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph

Homes

About 5,100 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2026 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Metropolitan Avenue (west side).

East side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Yankee Mall

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Yankee Mall

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 201585 and 221870.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. American Beauty School Trade or language school
    580 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Virginia Playground
    960 feet
  2. Hugh J. Grant Circle
    1,100 feet
  3. Virginia Park
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Parkchester Post Office
    270 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1380 Metropolitan Avenue Older adult center
    580 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    320 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    650 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    510 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and seven 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Yankee Mall.

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