Pugsley Avenue & Benedict Avenue

Pugsley Avenue and Benedict Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Parkchester Baptist Church is 220 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
1,120 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Westchester Av/Pugsley Av · Bx4
Within a walk
16 places
7 religious buildings, 3 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Pugsley Avenue & Benedict Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    1,120 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    0.4 miles
    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 Westchester Av/Pugsley Av, 300 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Pugsley Av Bx4
    300 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

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

  1. 1879 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

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
33 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 229 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the European hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Benedict Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Benedict Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

East side of Pugsley Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Pugsley Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 218482 and 221651.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Charter School for Excellence School
    240 feet
  2. Bronx Charter School for Excellence Middle School
    340 feet
  3. St Helena School
    770 feet
Show all 4
  1. American Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hugh J. Grant Circle
    1,020 feet
  2. Virginia Park
    1,200 feet
  3. Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Parkchester Library
    330 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Parkchester Baptist Church House of worship
    220 feet
  2. St Helenas Church House of worship
    860 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1380 Metropolitan Avenue Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,170 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    810 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    1,280 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    620 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 13 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 nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Benedict Avenue or Pugsley Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.