Watson Avenue & Soundview Avenue

Watson Avenue and Soundview 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 Gleason Playground is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Morrison Av-Soundview, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and seven places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1953, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Morrison Av-Soundview
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Watson Av/Croes Av · Bx27
Within a walk
8 places
3 schools, 2 playgrounds and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Watson Avenue & Soundview Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Land Between Two Waters” (2010) by Maria Cristalli & Marc Brown at the Morrison Av-Soundview station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Watson Av/Croes Av, 450 feet away, for the Bx27.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Watson Av/Croes Av Bx27
    450 feet
    Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Watson Avenue.

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Metcalf Avenue & Bronx River Parkway, 280 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1661 Watson Avenue Gas station
    220 feet
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.5 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 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2015

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
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1953.

Trees

NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

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

East side of Metcalf Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Parallel parking only 2 signs PARALLEL PARKING ONLY

West side of Metcalf Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Soundview Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Soundview Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Watson Avenue

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

South side of Watson Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Boys Preparatory Charter School of New York Annex School
    1,240 feet
  2. J.H.S. 123 James M. Kieran School
    1,240 feet
  3. The School for Inquiry and Social Justice School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Parque De Los Ninos Playground
    470 feet
  2. Watson Gleason Playground
    850 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Soundview Post Office
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Metcalf Avenue, Soundview Avenue or Watson Avenue.

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