White Plains Road & Magenta Street

White Plains Road and Magenta Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Gun Hill development. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Gun Hill Playground is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along White Plains Road.

Safety record
5 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gun Hill Rd
890 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
White Plains Rd/Magenta St · Bx39
Within a walk
21 places
8 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & Magenta Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    890 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. Burke Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “My Sun (Mi Sol), My Planet (Mi Planeta) and My City (Mi Ciudad)” (2006) by Andrea Arroyo at the Gun Hill Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Magenta St, 60 feet away, for the Bx39.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Magenta St Bx39
    60 feet
    Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet, all of them on-street corrals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 688 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    1,300 feet
  2. 3474 Putnam Place Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2025

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
Elevation
110 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 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 1929 and 1949.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Gun Hill development.

Since 2014 at least 25 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Magenta Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Magenta Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM

East side of White Plains Road

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM

West side of White Plains Road

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet
  2. 123 Baby Talks Developmental Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    510 feet
  3. Mindbuilders Creative Arts Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    530 feet
Show all 6
  1. City of Faith Christian School
    590 feet
  2. P.S. 041 Gun Hill Road School
    620 feet
  3. All Seasons a & C Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gun Hill Playground
    370 feet
  2. Magenta Playground
    490 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Square
    490 feet

Houses of worship

  1. City of Faith Church of God House of worship
    660 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3377 White Plains Road Older adult center
    270 feet
  2. Gun Hill Community Center
    600 feet
  3. Williamsbridge Post Office
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 62/Ladder 32 Fire station
    470 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    540 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Magenta Street or White Plains Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.