White Plains Road & Lester Street

White Plains Road and Lester Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Parkside Playground is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Burke Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along White Plains Road.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Burke Av
270 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
White Plains Rd/Burke Av · Bx39, T117, BxM11
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & Lester Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Burke Av, 270 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Burke Av 2, 5
    270 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Allerton Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Literature” (2006) by Béatrice Coron at the Burke Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Burke Av, 290 feet away, for the Bx39, T117 and BxM11.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Burke Av Bx39, T117, BxM11
    290 feet
    Bx39 T117 BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …
  2. T117 …
  3. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on White Plains Road.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 786 Burke Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
12
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsbridge-Olinville

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 11,800 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 in 1950.

Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2024 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  2. All Seasons a & C Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Parkside Playground
    790 feet
  2. Magenta Playground
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 644 Adee Avenue Older adult center
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    120 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 23 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 Lester Street or White Plains Road.

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