Watson Avenue & Stratford Avenue

Watson Avenue and Stratford Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. J.H.S. 123 James M. Kieran is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Morrison Av-Soundview, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them schools, and 27 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1930, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Morrison Av-Soundview
1,230 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Morrison Av/Watson Av · Bx27
Within a walk
10 places
3 schools, 2 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Watson Avenue & Stratford Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Morrison Av-Soundview, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    1,230 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Elder Av 6
    0.4 miles
    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 Morrison Av/Watson Av, 290 feet away, for the Bx27.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 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, 490 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1661 Watson Avenue Gas station
    1,020 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 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 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Stratford Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Stratford 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 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 218948 and 220838.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Boys Preparatory Charter School of New York Annex School
    740 feet
  2. J.H.S. 123 James M. Kieran School
    740 feet
  3. The School for Inquiry and Social Justice School
    740 feet
Show all 4
  1. Excellent Children Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Parque De Los Ninos Playground
    380 feet
  2. Manor Avenue Seniors Garden
    930 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Morrison Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Green Pastures Baptist Church Listed historic place
    610 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,190 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 20 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Stratford 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.