Rombouts Avenue & Light Street
Rombouts Avenue and Light Street meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Virtual Innovators Academy is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, Eastchester-Dyre Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Eastchester-Dyre Av, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Eastchester-Dyre Av 5310 feet5
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Dyre Av/Light St, 310 feet away, for the Bx16.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Dyre Av/Light St Bx16 · Shelter310 feetBx16
Next buses at this stop
- Bx16 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway northbound at Tillotson Avenue & Net, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 4090 Boston Road Gas station0.3 miles
- 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10466
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Norway maple and the tree of heaven.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Light Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Virtual Innovators Academy School680 feet
Houses of worship
- Grace Baptist Church House of worship1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- S&Y Fish & Meat Caribbean Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Merritt Avenue & Light Street 250 feet
- Dyre Avenue & Light Street 280 feet
- Rombouts Avenue & Conner Street 470 feet
- Provost Avenue & Light Street 500 feet
- Secor Avenue & Light Street 580 feet
- Conner Street & Dyre Avenue 640 feet
- Conner Street & Merritt Avenue 740 feet
- East 233rd Street & Dyre Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Light Street or Rombouts Avenue.