Perry Avenue & East 209th Street

Perry Avenue and East 209th Street meet at a three-way junction in Norwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mosholu Parkway Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, Norwood-205 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them schools, and ten places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1939, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Norwood-205 St
1,250 feet · 5 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
1,040 feet
East Gun Hill Rd/Hull Av · Bx28, Bx38
Within a walk
10 places
3 schools, 2 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Perry Avenue & East 209th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Norwood-205 St, 1,250 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Norwood-205 St D
    1,250 feet
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Gun Hill Rd/Hull Av, 1,040 feet away, for the Bx28 and Bx38.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Gun Hill Rd/Hull Av Bx28, Bx38
    1,040 feet
    Bx28 Bx38

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx28 …
  2. Bx38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hull Ave & E 209 St 14 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 641 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 3474 Putnam Place Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,160 feet
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
11
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Norwood
Elevation
146 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1939.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 137 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 209th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 209th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Perry Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 214576.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1889 and 1890.

  1. Williamsbridge Reservoir Keeper's House Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Luminous Early Childcare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  2. P.S. 056 Norwood Heights School
    920 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 6 School
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Norwood School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Williamsbridge Oval Park · listed historic place
    590 feet
  2. Whalen Playground
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. Mosholu Parkway Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    650 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Brendans Church House of worship
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    930 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 209th Street or Perry Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.