Watson Avenue & Virginia Avenue

Watson Avenue and Virginia Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Haviland Playground is 230 feet away, and Justice Sotomayor Houses Playground is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them schools, and three places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
White Plains Rd/Watson Av · Bx36, Bx39
Within a walk
11 places
4 schools, 3 playgrounds and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Watson Avenue & Virginia Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Day in Parkchester” (2011) by William Low at the Parkchester station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Watson Av, 390 feet away, for the Bx36 and Bx39.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Watson Av Bx36, Bx39
    390 feet
    Bx36 Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …
  2. Bx39 …

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 northbound at East 177th Street & Newbold Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1879 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

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)
Castle Hill-Unionport
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Virginia Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Virginia Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Watson Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Watson Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice

Schools and child care

  1. Birch Family Services-Watson Ave School
    620 feet
  2. Watson Avenue Ecc Pre-K
    620 feet
  3. Pugsley Preparatory Academy School
    710 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 583 School
    710 feet
  2. The Dr. Emmett W. Bassett School
    790 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Haviland Playground
    230 feet
  2. FDNY-EMT Yadira Arroyo Playground
    510 feet
  3. Justice Sotomayor Houses Playground
    1,240 feet

Health care

  1. Bronx Center for Rehabilitation & Health Care Nursing home or hospice
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Revelation Church House of worship
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ShopRite Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Bruckner Commons Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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