Powell Avenue & Virginia Avenue

Powell Avenue and Virginia Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pugsley Preparatory Academy is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
White Plains Rd/Gleason Av · Bx36, Bx39
Within a walk
10 places
3 religious buildings, 3 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Powell Avenue & Virginia Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Day in Parkchester” (2011) by William Low at the Parkchester station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Gleason Av, 660 feet away, for the Bx36 and Bx39.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Gleason Av Bx36, Bx39
    660 feet
    Bx36 Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at East 177th Street & Newbold Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1879 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 September 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10472
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Castle Hill-Unionport
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1945.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Powell Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Powell Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Virginia Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Pugsley Preparatory Academy School
    1,040 feet
  2. Watson Avenue Ecc Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  3. Birch Family Services-Watson Ave School
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 583 School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Haviland Playground
    670 feet
  2. FDNY-EMT Yadira Arroyo Playground
    1,050 feet
  3. Hugh J. Grant Circle
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Revelation Church House of worship
    300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. ShopRite Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

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

Shopping centers

  1. Bruckner Commons Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Powell Avenue or Virginia Avenue.

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