New England Thruway & Edson Avenue
New England Thruway and Edson Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Haffen Park is 560 feet away, and Haffen Park Field House is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Baychester Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Baychester Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Baychester Av 50.4 miles5
Next trains at this station
Eastchester
1 line- 5 …
Manhattan
1 line- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Baychester Av/750 Baychester Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx25, Bx30 and Bx38.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Baychester Av/750 Baychester Av Bx25, Bx30, Bx380.3 milesBx25 Bx30 Bx38
Next buses at this stop
- Bx25 …
- Bx30 …
- Bx38 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 2805 Edson Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1750 East Gun Hill Road Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hophornbeam.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Edson Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 1 swimming pool
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Haffen Park560 feet
- Haffen Park Playground900 feet
Health care
- Workmen's Circle Multicare Center Nursing home or hospice690 feet
Community centers and public services
- Haffen Park Field House Recreation center1,030 feet
- Haffen Swimming Pool1,110 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grace Avenue & Hammersley Avenue 250 feet
- Ely Avenue & Hammersley Avenue 500 feet
- Edson Avenue & Burke Avenue 640 feet
- Edson Avenue & Adee Avenue 730 feet
- Bruner Avenue & Hammersley Avenue 750 feet
- New England Thruway & Baychester Avenue 800 feet
- Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street 880 feet
- Burke Avenue & Grace Avenue 890 feet
See every intersection along Edson Avenue, Hammersley Avenue or New England Thruway.