Wilson Avenue & Sexton Place

Wilson Avenue and Sexton Place meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Gardens, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 121 Throop is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about six minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and three places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.

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Wilson Avenue & Sexton Place Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Gun Hill Rd 5
    0.3 miles
    5

Next trains at this station

Eastchester
1 line
  1. 5 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 5 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Allerton Av/Pearsall Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx25 and Bx26.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Allerton Av/Pearsall Av Bx25, Bx26
    0.3 miles
    Bx25 Bx26

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx25 …
  2. Bx26 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & New England Thruway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1280 Allerton Avenue Gas station
    1,290 feet
  2. 3333 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10469
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
12
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pelham Gardens
Elevation
72 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1955.

Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 121 Throop School
    740 feet
  2. The Little House of the Dreams 3k Pre-K
    760 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Allerton Playground
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

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