Wilson Avenue & Hicks Street
Wilson Avenue and Hicks Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. The corner is also named Ralph Hoist Triangle by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. P.S. 078 Anne Hutchinson is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Boston Rd/Wilson Av, is 950 feet away for the Bx30, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Wilson Av, 950 feet away, for the Bx30.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Boston Rd/Wilson Av Bx30950 feetBx30
Next buses at this stop
- Bx30 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1124 East Gun Hill Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 3333 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10469
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsbridge-Olinville
- Elevation
- 116 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Ralph Hoist Triangle, a co-naming enacted on July 16, 1992 (Local Law 54 of 1992).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Ralph Hoist Triangle.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Hicks Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Hicks Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Hicks Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Hicks Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Wilson Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Wilson Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Wilson Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Children First Preschool, ages 2 to 5600 feet
- P.S. 078 Anne Hutchinson School730 feet
Houses of worship
- Ramah Christian Center Church House of worship1,020 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 215th Street & Hicks Street 140 feet
- Wilson Avenue & East 215th Street 200 feet
- Wilson Avenue & East 216th Street 250 feet
- Fish Avenue & Hicks Street 390 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 216th Street 480 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 215th Street 500 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Oakley Street 600 feet
- Wilson Avenue & East 214th Street 630 feet
See every intersection along Hicks Street or Wilson Avenue.