Virginia Avenue & McGraw Avenue

Virginia Avenue and McGraw Avenue 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. Virginia Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1941, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
670 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Hugh Grant Circle/Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd · T103
Within a walk
14 places
4 religious buildings, 3 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Virginia Avenue & McGraw Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 670 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    670 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. St Lawrence Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Day in Parkchester” (2011) by William Low at the Parkchester station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hugh Grant Circle/Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd, 420 feet away, for the T103.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hugh Grant Circle/Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd T103
    420 feet
    T103

Next buses at this stop

  1. T103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway, 1,230 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1879 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.

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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1941.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of McGraw Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

South side of McGraw Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

East side of Virginia Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 1 HOUR PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Virginia Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. American Beauty School Trade or language school
    620 feet
  2. Bronx Charter School for Excellence Middle School
    1,110 feet
  3. Bronx Charter School for Excellence School
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Cheer-And-Grow Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Virginia Playground
    40 feet
  2. Virginia Park
    310 feet
  3. Hugh J. Grant Circle
    470 feet
Show all 4
  1. Wood Park
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1380 Metropolitan Avenue Older adult center
    620 feet
  2. Parkchester Post Office
    790 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    350 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    930 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    500 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and ten 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along McGraw Avenue or Virginia Avenue.

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.