Olmstead Avenue & Hermany Avenue
Olmstead Avenue and Hermany Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. P.O. Serrano Playground is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lafayette Av/Olmstead Av, is 570 feet away for the Bx5, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1973, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lafayette Av/Olmstead Av, 570 feet away, for the Bx5.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lafayette Av/Olmstead Av Bx5570 feetBx5
Next buses at this stop
- Bx5 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at Bruckner Boulevard & Bruckner Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 740 Castle Hill Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10473
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 18
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Castle Hill-Unionport
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 1973.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hermany Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Hermany Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Olmstead Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Olmstead Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 138 Samuel Randall School780 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- P.O. Serrano Playground320 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Bruckner Commons Shopping center920 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Olmstead Avenue & Turnbull Avenue 270 feet
- Story Avenue & Olmstead Avenue 270 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Quimby Avenue 540 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Olmstead Avenue 550 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Virgil Place 830 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Hermany Avenue 860 feet
- Pugsley Avenue & Hermany Avenue 860 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Homer Avenue 1,070 feet
See every intersection along Hermany Avenue or Olmstead Avenue.