Viele Avenue & Drake Street
Viele Avenue and Drake Street meet at a four-way crossing in Hunts Point, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest bus stop, Halleck St/Viele Av, is 300 feet away for the Bx6, Bx6 SBS and Bx46. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Halleck St/Viele Av, 300 feet away, for the Bx6, Bx6 SBS and Bx46.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Halleck St/Viele Av Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx46300 feetBx6 Bx6 SBS Bx46
Next buses at this stop
- Bx6 …
- Bx6 SBS …
- Bx46 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1101 Leggett Avenue Gas station1.1 miles
- 880 Garrison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1 mile
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10474
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 41
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Hunts Point
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the apple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Drake Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
West side of Drake Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
North side of Viele Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
South side of Viele Avenue
- Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch950 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Whittier Street & Viele Avenue 260 feet
- Halleck Street & Viele Avenue 290 feet
- Longfellow Avenue & Viele Avenue 520 feet
- Drake Street & East Bay Avenue 700 feet
- Drake Street & Ryawa Avenue 710 feet
- Bryant Avenue & Viele Avenue 780 feet
- Whittier Street & East Bay Avenue 950 feet
- Whittier Street & Ryawa Avenue 950 feet
See every intersection along Drake Street or Viele Avenue.