Watson Avenue & Evergreen Avenue

Watson Avenue and Evergreen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Watson Houses Playground is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 20 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1950, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,190 feet
Westchester Av/Colgate Av · Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Within a walk
9 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Watson Avenue & Evergreen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Elder Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Whitlock Av 6
    0.5 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 Westchester Av/Colgate Av, 1,190 feet away, for the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Colgate Av Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
    1,190 feet
    Bx4 Bx4A Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx4A …
  3. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10472
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
17
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1950.

Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 99 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Evergreen Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Evergreen Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Watson Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Watson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200935 and 218473.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Tiny Tunes Daycare Evergreen Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  2. Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    500 feet
  3. P.S. 152 Evergreen School
    780 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Watson Houses Playground
    120 feet
  2. Colgate Close Park
    630 feet
  3. Colgate Close Playground
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Green Pastures Baptist Church Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 18 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Evergreen 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.