White Plains Road & McGraw Avenue

White Plains Road and McGraw Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Hugh J. Grant Circle is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1941, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
820 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
White Plains Rd/Wood Av · Bx36, Bx39
Within a walk
12 places
5 religious buildings, 3 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & McGraw Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    820 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. St Lawrence Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Day in Parkchester” (2011) by William Low at the Parkchester station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Wood Av, 330 feet away, for the Bx36 and Bx39.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Wood Av Bx36, Bx39
    330 feet
    Bx36 Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway, 130 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1879 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    750 feet
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1941.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on White Plains Road (west side).

North side of McGraw Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

South side of McGraw Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

East side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 201547 and 222556.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. American Beauty School Trade or language school
    930 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Virginia Playground
    80 feet
  2. Virginia Park
    310 feet
  3. Hugh J. Grant Circle
    620 feet
Show all 4
  1. Wood Park
    710 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Jehovahs Witnesses Taylor Ave House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1380 Metropolitan Avenue Older adult center
    930 feet
  2. Parkchester Post Office
    1,010 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    510 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    640 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    800 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 12 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 of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along McGraw Avenue or White Plains Road.

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