Randall Avenue & Olmstead Avenue
Randall Avenue and Olmstead Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Castle Hill development. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Randall Playground is 390 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Randall Av/Olmstead Av, is 130 feet away for the Bx36, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Randall Av/Olmstead Av, 130 feet away, for the Bx36.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Randall Av/Olmstead Av Bx36 · Shelter130 feetBx36
Next buses at this stop
- Bx36 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at Bruckner Boulevard & Bruckner Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 740 Castle Hill Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2 Castle Hill Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10473
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 18
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Castle Hill-Unionport
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 2,100 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 1949 and 1966.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Castle Hill development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 45 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Olmstead Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Randall Avenue
- Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Randall Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 community center
- 1 nature area
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Randall Playground390 feet
- Pugsley Creek Park Nature area940 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Castle Hill Community center1,230 feet
- Older adult center at 625 Castle Hill Avenue Older adult center1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,290 feet
- Golden Mango Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Olmstead Avenue & Caesar Place 270 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Cicero Avenue 510 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Seward Avenue 770 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Lacombe Avenue 780 feet
- Randall Avenue & Pugsley Avenue 860 feet
- Randall Avenue & Castle Hill Avenue 860 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Homer Avenue 1,050 feet
- Lacombe Avenue & Torry Avenue 1,070 feet
See every intersection along Olmstead Avenue or Randall Avenue.