Olmstead Avenue & Unionport Road

Olmstead Avenue and Unionport Road meet at a four-way crossing in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
1,080 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
Starling Av/Unionport Rd · Bx22
Within a walk
16 places
11 religious buildings, 3 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Olmstead Avenue & Unionport Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 1,080 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    1,080 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 Starling Av/Unionport Rd, 410 feet away, for the Bx22.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 37 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
    1,030 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2023

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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 118 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Olmstead Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Olmstead Avenue

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

East side of Unionport Road

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

West side of Unionport Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 216885, 216886, 218924 and 222601.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. St Helena School
    390 feet
  2. P.S. 106 Parkchester School
    750 feet
  3. Bronx Charter School for Excellence School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Caserta Playground
    940 feet
  2. Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Helenas Church House of worship
    300 feet
  2. Parkchester Baptist Church House of worship
    860 feet
  3. Glory of Christ Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,130 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Olmstead Avenue or Unionport Road.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.