Southern Boulevard & Elsmere Place

Southern Boulevard and Elsmere Place meet at a four-way crossing in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. West Farms Workforce1 Career Center is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
13 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
East Tremont Av/Southern Blvd · Bx36
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Southern Boulevard & Elsmere Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Trip Up the Bronx River” (2004) by Daniel Del Valle at the 174 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Southern Blvd, 350 feet away, for the Bx36.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Southern Blvd Bx36
    350 feet
    Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Southern Boulevard.

  • 47 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Crotona Pkwy & Elsmere Pl 25 docks in all
    110 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Farms
Elevation
66 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • 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.

Since 2014 at least 185 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Elsmere Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of Elsmere Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Southern Boulevard

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Southern Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Crotona Parkway Malls.

  1. Happy Land Memorial Obelisk by José Antonio Velasquez, 1995
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 fire station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bold Charter School
    820 feet
  2. P.S. 067 Mohegan School
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Miracle Garden - Bronx Garden
    550 feet
  2. Crotona Park
    1,070 feet
  3. Mohegan Triangle Playground
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Fairmount Playground
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Episcopal Church West Farms House of worship
    790 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. West Farms Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    690 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 18/Engine 45/Ladder 58 Fire station
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Elsmere Place or Southern Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.