Watson Avenue & Ward Avenue

Watson Avenue and Ward Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Green Pastures Baptist Church is 170 feet away, and the School for Inquiry and Social Justice is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them schools, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
810 feet
Morrison Av/Watson Av · Bx27
Within a walk
9 places
3 schools, 2 playgrounds and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Watson Avenue & Ward 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 five 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. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    0.3 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 Morrison Av/Watson Av, 810 feet away, for the Bx27.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 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, 1,010 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1661 Watson Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
37 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,800 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 1930.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Ward Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Ward Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 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 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 201243 and 219569.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 garden

Schools and child care

  1. Boys Preparatory Charter School of New York Annex School
    1,260 feet
  2. J.H.S. 123 James M. Kieran School
    1,260 feet
  3. The School for Inquiry and Social Justice School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Manor Avenue Seniors Garden
    750 feet
  2. Parque De Los Ninos Playground
    900 feet
  3. Watson Houses Playground
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Green Pastures Baptist Church Listed historic place
    170 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

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