White Plains Road & Wood Avenue

White Plains Road and Wood Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Virginia Playground is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1954, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
33 hurt
36 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
1,230 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
White Plains Rd/Wood Av · Bx36, Bx39
Within a walk
11 places
4 religious buildings, 3 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & Wood Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    1,230 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, 110 feet away, for the Bx36 and Bx39.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 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, 540 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1879 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    1,160 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 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 32 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 13 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, June 2016

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)
Parkchester
Elevation
21 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 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1954.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

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
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

West side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

North side of Wood Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Wood Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 201547, 222502 and 222556.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 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
    820 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Virginia Playground
    480 feet
  2. Wood Park
    570 feet
  3. Virginia Park
    710 feet
Show all 4
  1. Hugh J. Grant Circle
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Jehovahs Witnesses Taylor Ave House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Parkchester Post Office
    600 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1380 Metropolitan Avenue Older adult center
    820 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    970 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    670 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along White Plains Road or Wood Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.