Olmstead Avenue & Turnbull Avenue
Olmstead Avenue and Turnbull Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.O. Serrano Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lafayette Av/Olmstead Av, is 310 feet away for the Bx5, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1965, 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, 310 feet away, for the Bx5.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lafayette Av/Olmstead Av Bx5310 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 station0.3 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Olmstead Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Olmstead Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Turnbull Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Turnbull Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 138 Samuel Randall School520 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- P.O. Serrano Playground50 feet
Houses of worship
- St Andrews Church House of worship1,110 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- ShopRite 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Olmstead Avenue & Hermany Avenue 270 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Olmstead Avenue 280 feet
- Story Avenue & Olmstead Avenue 530 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Virgil Place 560 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Homer Avenue 800 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Quimby Avenue 800 feet
- Pugsley Avenue & Turnbull Avenue 860 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Turnbull Avenue 860 feet
See every intersection along Olmstead Avenue or Turnbull Avenue.