St Raymond Avenue & Purdy Street

St Raymond Avenue and Purdy Street meet at a four-way crossing in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Raymond Boys High School is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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St Raymond Avenue & Purdy Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Pelham Bay
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Zerega Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx: Heart, Homeland” (2015) by Priscila De Carvalho at the Castle Hill Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Starling Av/Purdy St, 530 feet away, for the Bx22.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Starling Av/Purdy St Bx22 · Shelter
    530 feet
    Bx22
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Ellis Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2400 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    720 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Parkchester
Elevation
23 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 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 224 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Purdy Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Purdy Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of St Raymond Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 garden

Schools and child care

  1. St Raymond Boys High School
    310 feet
  2. J.H.S. 127 the Castle Hill School
    320 feet
  3. Linden Tree Elementary School
    320 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 106 Parkchester School
    610 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Caserta Playground
    40 feet
  2. Glover Street Community Garden
    600 feet
  3. Castle Hill Playground
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Santa Maria Church House of worship
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  2. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 14 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.