Reservoir Oval West & Wayne Avenue

Reservoir Oval West and Wayne Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Norwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Williamsbridge Oval is 20 feet away, and Bainbridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is 1,090 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 12 public places, three of them nursing homes or hospices, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Norwood-205 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Bainbridge Av/E 210 St · Bx10, Bx16, Bx28, Bx34 +1
Within a walk
12 places
3 nursing homes or hospices, 2 hospitals and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Reservoir Oval West & Wayne Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Norwood-205 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Norwood-205 St D
    0.3 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 Bainbridge Av/E 210 St, 510 feet away, for the Bx10, Bx16, Bx28, Bx34 and Bx38.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bainbridge Av/E 210 St Bx10, Bx16, Bx28, Bx34 +1
    510 feet
    Bx10 Bx16 Bx28 Bx34 Bx38

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx10 …
  2. Bx16 …
  3. Bx28 …
  4. Bx34 …
  5. Bx38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 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
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3276 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 3500 Dekalb Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 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 April 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
182 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 182 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

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

North side of Reservoir Oval West

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

West side of Reservoir Oval West

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1758 and 1890.

  1. Williamsbridge Reservoir Keeper's House Designated landmark
    540 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Williamsbridge Oval.

  1. Bronx River Soldier Statue by John Grignola, 1970
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Roshe Institute for Dental Office TR Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  2. P.S. 094 Kings College School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Health care

  1. Montefiore Medical Center - Henry & Lucy Moses DIV Hospital
    960 feet
  2. Bainbridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,090 feet
  3. North Central Bronx Hospital
    1,260 feet
Show all 5
  1. Wayne Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice
    1,160 feet
  2. Mosholu Parkway Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Valentine Varian House Historic site
    680 feet
  2. Museum of Bronx History at Valentine Varian House Museum · landmark
    770 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 14 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 Wayne 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.