Reservoir Oval West & Tryon Avenue

Reservoir Oval West and Tryon Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Norwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Williamsbridge Oval Playground is 150 feet away, and Wayne Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Norwood-205 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them nursing homes or hospices, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Norwood-205 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
East Gun Hill Rd/Tryon Av · Bx28, Bx38
Within a walk
11 places
3 nursing homes or hospices, 1 historic site and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Reservoir Oval West & Tryon Avenue 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 seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Norwood-205 St D
    0.4 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Mosholu Pkwy 4
    0.4 miles
    4

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Gun Hill Rd/Tryon Av, 430 feet away, for the Bx28 and Bx38.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx28 …
  2. Bx38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
179 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 2,000 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 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 187 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

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

North side of Reservoir Oval West

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Tryon Avenue

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

West side of Tryon Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 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
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 nursing homes or hospices
  • 1 historic site
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 museum
  • 1 park
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 094 Kings College School
    990 feet
  2. Roshe Institute for Dental Office TR Trade or language school
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Williamsbridge Oval Park · listed historic place
    20 feet
  2. Williamsbridge Oval Playground
    150 feet

Health care

  1. Wayne Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice
    1,000 feet
  2. Mosholu Parkway Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,000 feet
  3. Montefiore Medical Center - Henry & Lucy Moses DIV Hospital
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bainbridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Valentine Varian House Historic site
    840 feet
  2. Museum of Bronx History at Valentine Varian House Museum
    940 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 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 Reservoir Oval West or Tryon Avenue.

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.