Whittier Street & Spofford Avenue
Whittier Street and Spofford Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Hunts Point, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Hunts Point Playground is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Spofford Av/Bryant Av, is 450 feet away for the Bx6, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Spofford Av/Bryant Av, 450 feet away, for the Bx6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Spofford Av/Bryant Av Bx6450 feetBx6
Next buses at this stop
- Bx6 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Hunts Point Ave & Bryant Ave 21 docks in all770 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 870 Garrison Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 880 Garrison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1925 and 1929.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Chinese elm and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Spofford Avenue
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
South side of Spofford Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
East side of Whittier Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 3AM-6AM
West side of Whittier Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Bronx Academy for Multi-Media School790 feet
- Leaders in Our Neighborhood Charter School790 feet
- P.S. 048 Joseph R. Drake School960 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hunts Point Playground670 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket910 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and six 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
- 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:
- Longfellow Avenue & Spofford Avenue 260 feet
- Drake Street & Spofford Avenue 260 feet
- Bryant Avenue & Spofford Avenue 520 feet
- Halleck Street & Spofford Avenue 540 feet
- Hunts Point Avenue & Spofford Avenue 610 feet
- Bryant Avenue & Hunts Point Avenue 720 feet
- Faile Street & Spofford Avenue 780 feet
- Randall Avenue & Whittier Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Spofford Avenue or Whittier Street.