Mickle Avenue & Chester Street
Mickle Avenue and Chester Street meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. New Covenant Christian School is 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eastchester Rd/Chester St, is 330 feet away for the Bx31, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eastchester Rd/Chester St, 330 feet away, for the Bx31.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eastchester Rd/Chester St Bx31330 feetBx31
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 3800 Boston Road Gas station0.6 miles
- 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers950 feet
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10469
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
- Elevation
- 140 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,300 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 1970.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Chester Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Chester Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Mickle Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Mickle Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- New Covenant Christian School850 feet
Community centers and public services
- Hillside Finance Post Office1,220 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 38/Ladder 51 Fire station580 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Palm Tree Marketplace Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,240 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kingsland Avenue & Chester Street 240 feet
- Eastchester Road & Chester Street 260 feet
- Eastchester Road & Hicks Street 470 feet
- Eastchester Road & East 221st Street 520 feet
- East 222nd Street & Kingsland Avenue 560 feet
- Needham Avenue & East 221st Street 730 feet
- Eastchester Road & Needham Avenue 730 feet
- Boston Road & Mickle Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along Chester Street or Mickle Avenue.