Olmstead Avenue & Starling Avenue

Olmstead Avenue and Starling Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Caserta Playground is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Starling Av/Unionport Rd · Bx22
Within a walk
10 places
6 religious buildings, 3 schools and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Olmstead Avenue & Starling Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    0.3 miles
    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 Starling Av/Unionport Rd, 200 feet away, for the Bx22.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Starling Av/Unionport Rd Bx22
    200 feet
    Bx22

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2276 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    730 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2022
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024

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)
Parkchester
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1963.

Since 2014 at least 36 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and August 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Starling Avenue (south side).

East side of Olmstead Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Olmstead Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Starling Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8:30AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200463, 201640, 216885 and 222827.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 106 Parkchester School
    450 feet
  2. St Helena School
    700 feet
  3. St Raymond Boys High School
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Caserta Playground
    630 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Helenas Church House of worship
    610 feet
  2. Parkchester Baptist Church House of worship
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    440 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    720 feet
  3. SuperFresh Supermarket
    1,220 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Olmstead Avenue or Starling Avenue.

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