Olmstead Avenue & Quimby Avenue
Olmstead Avenue and Quimby 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 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Castle Hill Av/Quimby Av, is 900 feet away for the Bx5 and Bx22, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Castle Hill Av/Quimby Av, 900 feet away, for the Bx5 and Bx22.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Castle Hill Av/Quimby Av Bx5, Bx22 · Shelter900 feetBx5 Bx22
Next buses at this stop
- Bx5 …
- Bx22 …
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 station0.5 miles
- 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
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
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 344 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
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
North side of Quimby Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Quimby Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- P.O. Serrano Playground850 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Castle Hill Library1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Bruckner Commons Shopping center1,170 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Story Avenue & Olmstead Avenue 270 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Hermany Avenue 540 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Turnbull Avenue 800 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Quimby Avenue 860 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Olmstead Avenue 1,080 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Story Avenue 1,130 feet
- Story Avenue & Pugsley Avenue 1,130 feet
- Bruckner Boulevard & Pugsley Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 1,180 feet
See every intersection along Olmstead Avenue or Quimby Avenue.