Watson Avenue & Boynton Avenue

Watson Avenue and Boynton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Watson Houses Playground is 900 feet away, and Parque De Los Ninos Playground is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
1,170 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,070 feet
Morrison Av/Watson Av · Bx27
Within a walk
8 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Watson Avenue & Boynton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Elder Av 6
    1,170 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Trees” (2011) by Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle at the Elder Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morrison Av/Watson Av, 1,070 feet away, for the Bx27.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morrison Av/Watson Av Bx27
    1,070 feet
    Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Morrison Avenue & Bronx River Parkway, 1,270 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1661 Watson Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10472
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of Boynton Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Boynton Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Watson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Watson Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 219567 and 221922.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 garden

Schools and child care

  1. Tiny Tunes Daycare Evergreen Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  2. Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Watson Houses Playground
    900 feet
  2. Manor Avenue Seniors Garden
    1,010 feet
  3. Parque De Los Ninos Playground
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Green Pastures Baptist Church Listed historic place
    270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Boynton Avenue Rehab Community center
    180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 24 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boynton Avenue or Watson Avenue.

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