Olmstead Avenue & Newbold Avenue

Olmstead Avenue and Newbold 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. Glory of Christ Church is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 40 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
1,150 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
Westchester Av/Olmstead Av · Bx4
Within a walk
12 places
9 religious buildings, 1 fire station and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Olmstead Avenue & Newbold Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    1,150 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Pelham Bay
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Parkchester 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx: Heart, Homeland” (2015) by Priscila De Carvalho at the Castle Hill Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Olmstead Av, 400 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Olmstead Av Bx4
    400 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Ellis Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway, 660 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1141 Castle Hill Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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)
Castle Hill-Unionport
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 206 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Newbold Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Newbold Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Olmstead Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Olmstead Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 201503 and 219493.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. St Helena School
    720 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park
    310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Glory of Christ Church House of worship
    460 feet
  2. St Helenas Church House of worship
    550 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 64/Ladder 47 Fire station
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. SuperFresh Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    980 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 18 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Newbold Avenue or Olmstead Avenue.

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