Wood Road & Wood Avenue

Wood Road and Wood Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Virginia Park is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them parks, and 20 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1941, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
1,120 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
White Plains Rd/Wood Av · Bx36, Bx39
Within a walk
10 places
3 parks, 3 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wood Road & Wood Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    1,120 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
    0.5 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, 320 feet away, for the Bx36 and Bx39.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 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, 780 feet by car along the streets.

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

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
22 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 2,900 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 1924 and 1941.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

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

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Wood Avenue (south side).

North side of Wood Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Wood Road

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Wood Road

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 201897, 220814 and 222502.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 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
    580 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Virginia Playground
    490 feet
  2. Virginia Park
    760 feet
  3. Wood Park
    810 feet
Show all 4
  1. Hugh J. Grant Circle
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Parkchester Post Office
    410 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1380 Metropolitan Avenue Older adult center
    580 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    730 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    810 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    430 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along Wood Avenue or Wood Road.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.