Watson Avenue & Wheeler Avenue

Watson Avenue and Wheeler Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Green Pastures Baptist Church is 760 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, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 18 places to eat. About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1950, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,200 feet
Westchester Av/Elder Av · Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Within a walk
9 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Watson Avenue & Wheeler Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Elder Av 6
    1,210 feet
    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
    0.5 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 Westchester Av/Elder Av, 1,200 feet away, for the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Elder Av Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
    1,200 feet
    Bx4 Bx4A Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx4A …
  3. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10472
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
17
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 3,600 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 1950.

Since 2014 at least 37 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Watson Avenue

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

South side of Watson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Wheeler Avenue

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

West side of Wheeler Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 218475.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Tiny Tunes Daycare Evergreen Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    720 feet
  2. Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  3. P.S. 152 Evergreen School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Watson Houses Playground
    380 feet
  2. Colgate Close Park
    890 feet
  3. Colgate Close Playground
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Green Pastures Baptist Church Listed historic place
    760 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 25 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Watson Avenue or Wheeler 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.