Story Avenue & Olmstead Avenue
Story Avenue and Olmstead Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 138 Samuel Randall is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lafayette Av/Olmstead Av, is 840 feet away for the Bx5, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lafayette Av/Olmstead Av, 840 feet away, for the Bx5.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lafayette Av/Olmstead Av Bx5840 feetBx5
Next buses at this stop
- Bx5 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at Bruckner Boulevard & Bruckner Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 740 Castle Hill Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10473
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 18
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Castle Hill-Unionport
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1973.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Olmstead Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Olmstead Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Story Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Story Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 138 Samuel Randall School1,050 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- P.O. Serrano Playground580 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Bruckner Commons Shopping center900 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Olmstead Avenue & Hermany Avenue 270 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Quimby Avenue 270 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Turnbull Avenue 530 feet
- Lafayette Avenue & Olmstead Avenue 810 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Story Avenue 860 feet
- Story Avenue & Pugsley Avenue 860 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Virgil Place 1,090 feet
- Pugsley Avenue & Hermany Avenue 1,130 feet
See every intersection along Olmstead Avenue or Story Avenue.