Reservoir Oval East & Reservoir Oval West

Reservoir Oval East and Reservoir Oval West meet at a four-way crossing in Norwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Williamsbridge Reservoir Keeper's House stands 80 feet away. The nearest subway, Norwood-205 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and 12 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1961, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Norwood-205 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
East Gun Hill Rd/Tryon Av · Bx28, Bx38
Within a walk
6 places
1 historic site, 1 museum and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Reservoir Oval East & Reservoir Oval West Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Norwood-205 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Norwood-205 St D
    0.4 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Gun Hill Rd/Tryon Av, 630 feet away, for the Bx28 and Bx38.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Gun Hill Rd/Tryon Av Bx28, Bx38
    630 feet
    Bx28 Bx38

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx28 …
  2. Bx38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E Gun Hill Rd & Tryon Ave 21 docks in all
    750 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 641 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 3474 Putnam Place Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,290 feet
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
172 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 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 1927 and 1961.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 171 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Putnam Place

  • Electric vehicle charging only 1 sign ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Putnam Place

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

East side of Reservoir Oval East

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

North side of Reservoir Oval West

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

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
    80 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 historic site
  • 1 museum
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 094 Kings College School
    670 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Williamsbridge Oval Park · listed historic place
    30 feet
  2. Williamsbridge Oval Playground
    200 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Valentine Varian House Historic site
    1,160 feet
  2. Museum of Bronx History at Valentine Varian House Museum
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    690 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Putnam Place, Reservoir Oval East or Reservoir Oval West.

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.