Southern Boulevard & Marmion Avenue

Southern Boulevard and Marmion Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The obelisk “Happy Land Memorial” is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them gardens, and 15 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
Southern Blvd/E 180 St · Bx19
Within a walk
22 places
5 gardens, 4 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Southern Boulevard & Marmion Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Animal Tracks” (2004) by Naomi Campbell at the West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Southern Blvd/E 180 St, 410 feet away, for the Bx19.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Southern Blvd/E 180 St Bx19
    410 feet
    Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Southern Boulevard.

  • 56 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 179 St & Southern Blvd 25 docks in all
    160 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

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
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 128 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Marmion Avenue

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

West side of Southern Boulevard

  • No parking 1 sign 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
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 5 gardens
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 067 Mohegan School
    580 feet
  2. Kappa III School
    900 feet
  3. M.S. 129 Academy for Independent Learning and Leadership School
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. The School of Science and Applied Learning School
    900 feet
  2. Learning Center for Health Care Atte Trade or language school
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mohegan Triangle Playground
    310 feet
  2. Hispanos Unidos Garden
    660 feet
  3. Mapes Pool Park · swimming pool
    840 feet
Show all 10
  1. Mapes Park
    840 feet
  2. Mapes Avenue Garden
    850 feet
  3. Clinton Avenue Community Garden
    940 feet
  4. Mapes Park Playground
    1,020 feet
  5. Miracle Garden - Bronx Garden
    1,080 feet
  6. Hornaday Community Garden
    1,190 feet
  7. Vidalia Park
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West Farms Library
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. West Farms Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 26 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 nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Marmion Avenue or Southern Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.