Watson Avenue & Olmstead Avenue

Watson Avenue and Olmstead Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is 220 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them schools, and five places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
900 feet
Castle Hill Av/Watson Av · Bx22
Within a walk
9 places
4 schools, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Watson Avenue & Olmstead Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Pelham Bay
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 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 Castle Hill Av/Watson Av, 900 feet away, for the Bx22.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Castle Hill Av/Watson Av Bx22 · Shelter
    900 feet
    Bx22
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Watson Avenue.

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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1141 Castle Hill Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

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)
Castle Hill-Unionport
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 265 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Olmstead Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Olmstead Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Watson Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Watson Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    220 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 12 School
    800 feet
  3. The Dr. Emmett W. Bassett School
    1,070 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 036 Unionport School
    1,150 feet
  2. Pugsley Preparatory Academy School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Church Triangle
    900 feet
  2. FDNY-EMT Yadira Arroyo Playground
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship
    220 feet
  2. Holy Family Church House of worship
    750 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ShopRite Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    890 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Bruckner Commons Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and seven 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 Olmstead Avenue or Watson Avenue.

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