Ranaqua Loop & Birchall Avenue

Ranaqua Loop and Birchall Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Park is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Bronx Park East, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bronx Park East
280 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
White Plains Rd/Birchall Av · Bx22, Bx39, T117
Within a walk
4 places
2 religious buildings, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ranaqua Loop & Birchall Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bronx Park East, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Bronx Park East 2, 5
    280 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “B is for Birds in the Bronx” (2006) by Candida Alvarez at the Bronx Park East station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Birchall Av, 750 feet away, for the Bx22, Bx39 and T117.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Birchall Av Bx22, Bx39, T117
    750 feet
    Bx22 Bx39 T117

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …
  2. Bx39 …
  3. T117 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway at Ranaqua Loop & Bronx River Parkway, 1,150 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2090 Bronxdale Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.4 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13 and 15 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Farms

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bronx Park
    40 feet
  2. Brady Playground
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Birchall Avenue or Ranaqua Loop.

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