Whittier Street & Ryawa Avenue
Whittier Street and Ryawa Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Hunts Point, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. The nearest bus stop, Ryawa Av/Halleck St, is 600 feet away for the Bx6, Bx6 SBS and Bx46. NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ryawa Av/Halleck St, 600 feet away, for the Bx6, Bx6 SBS and Bx46.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ryawa Av/Halleck St Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx46600 feetBx6 Bx6 SBS Bx46
Next buses at this stop
- Bx6 …
- Bx6 SBS …
- Bx46 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1101 Leggett Avenue Gas station1.2 miles
- 880 Garrison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10474
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 41
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Hunts Point
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and February 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Ryawa Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING SAT & SUN MIDNIGHT-4AM
East side of Whittier Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
West side of Whittier Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Drake Street & Ryawa Avenue 260 feet
- Bryant Avenue & Ryawa Avenue 510 feet
- Food Center Drive & Halleck Street at Ryawa Avenue 540 feet
- Whittier Street & Viele Avenue 700 feet
- Faile Street & Ryawa Avenue 780 feet
- Viele Avenue & Drake Street 950 feet
- Longfellow Avenue & Viele Avenue 960 feet
- Bryant Avenue & Viele Avenue 1,210 feet
See every intersection along Ryawa Avenue or Whittier Street.