West Gun Hill Road & Gates Place
West Gun Hill Road and Gates Place meet at a three-way junction in Norwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Gun Hill Meadow in Van Cortlandt Park is 20 feet away. The nearest subway, Mosholu Pkwy, is about six minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them playgrounds, and 21 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1931, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Mosholu Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Mosholu Pkwy 40.3 miles4
Next trains at this station
Woodlawn
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
Also within a walk
- Woodlawn 40.4 miles4
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Metromorphosis/Birth of a Station” (2008) by Corinne Grondahl at the Mosholu Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is East Gun Hill Rd/Dekalb Av, 790 feet away, for the Bx10.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East Gun Hill Rd/Dekalb Av Bx10790 feetBx10
Next buses at this stop
- Bx10 …
Cycling
- 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Jerome Ave & E Gun Hill Rd 19 docks in all740 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 3276 Jerome Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 3500 Dekalb Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers980 feet
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10467
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 50 and 52 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Norwood
- Elevation
- 170 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,600 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 1926 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 104 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern white pine.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of West Gun Hill Road
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 dog run
- 1 older adult center
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gun Hill Meadow in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature20 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park40 feet
- Sachkerah Dog Run in Van Cortlandt Park Dog run190 feet
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- Sachkerah Woods Playground440 feet
- Knox-Gates Playground690 feet
Community centers and public services
- Mosholu Montefiore Community Center980 feet
- Older adult center at 3450 Dekalb Avenue Older adult center1,250 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,180 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy930 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and ten 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- West Gun Hill Road & Knox Place 330 feet
- West Gun Hill Road & West Mosholu Parkway North 600 feet
- Jerome Avenue & Gun Hill Road 620 feet
- West Mosholu Parkway North & Gates Place 630 feet
- East Gun Hill Road & Dekalb Avenue 900 feet
- West Mosholu Parkway North & Knox Place 920 feet
- West Gun Hill Road & Mosholu Parkway 1,070 feet
- Mosholu Parkway & Van Cortlandt Park South 1,190 feet
See every intersection along Gates Place or West Gun Hill Road.