Olmstead Avenue & Lacombe Avenue
Olmstead Avenue and Lacombe Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Castle Hill development. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Castle Hill Park is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Castle Hill Av/Lacombe Av, is 860 feet away for the Bx22, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Castle Hill Av/Lacombe Av, 860 feet away, for the Bx22.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Castle Hill Av/Lacombe Av Bx22860 feetBx22
Next buses at this stop
- Bx22 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Lacombe Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at Bruckner Boulevard & Bruckner Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 440 Soundview Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 2 Castle Hill Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.5 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
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1959 and 1970.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Castle Hill development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Lacombe Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Lacombe Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Olmstead Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pugsley Creek Park Nature area330 feet
- Castle Hill Park990 feet
- Randall Playground1,170 feet
Show all 4
- Karol's Urban Farm - Castle Hill Houses (NYCHA) Garden1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Golden Mango Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Olmstead Avenue & Cicero Avenue 270 feet
- Lacombe Avenue & Torry Avenue 290 feet
- Lacombe Avenue & Screvin Avenue 290 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Caesar Place 510 feet
- Lacombe Avenue & Howe Avenue 560 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Norton Avenue 770 feet
- Randall Avenue & Olmstead Avenue 780 feet
- Pugsley Avenue & Lacombe Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along Lacombe Avenue or Olmstead Avenue.