Unionport Road & Benedict Avenue

Unionport Road and Benedict Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Helena School is 310 feet away, and Bronx Charter School for Excellence is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 42 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
860 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
Westchester Av/Olmstead Av · Bx4
Within a walk
16 places
11 religious buildings, 3 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Unionport Road & Benedict Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    860 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Parkchester 6
    0.4 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 Westchester Av/Olmstead Av, 440 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Olmstead Av Bx4
    440 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2276 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,240 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 118 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Benedict Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Benedict Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Unionport Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. St Helena School
    310 feet
  2. P.S. 106 Parkchester School
    970 feet
  3. Bronx Charter School for Excellence School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park
    1,060 feet
  2. Caserta Playground
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Helenas Church House of worship
    230 feet
  2. Parkchester Baptist Church House of worship
    840 feet
  3. Glory of Christ Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    900 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    340 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  3. SuperFresh Supermarket
    1,230 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,040 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and 25 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:

See every intersection along Benedict Avenue or Unionport Road.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.