White Plains Road & Mead Street

White Plains Road and Mead Street meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. The stele “Van Nest Memorial” is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, Bronx Park East, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1905 and 1928, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bronx Park East
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
White Plains Rd/Van Nest Av · Bx22, Bx39
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 1 fire station and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & Mead Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bronx Park East, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Bronx Park East 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “B is for Birds in the Bronx” (2006) by Candida Alvarez at the Bronx Park East station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Van Nest Av, 130 feet away, for the Bx22 and Bx39.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Van Nest Av Bx22, Bx39 · Shelter
    130 feet
    Bx22 Bx39
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1881 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    1,070 feet
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1905 and 1928.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Mead Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of Mead Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of White Plains Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Van Nest Memorial Park.

  1. Van Nest Memorial Stele, 1926
    80 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. The Steam Bridge School
    150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Nest Park
    50 feet
  2. Van Nest Park Playground
    110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Dominics Church House of worship
    880 feet
  2. Our Lady of Solace Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 90/Ladder 41 Fire station
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 17 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Mead Street or White Plains Road.

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