Blondell Avenue & Halperin Avenue

Blondell Avenue and Halperin Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Hutchinson Metro Center, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Westchester Post Office is 530 feet away. The nearest subway, Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 21 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
Williamsbridge Rd/Halperin Av · Bx8
Within a walk
4 places
1 park, 1 post office and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Blondell Avenue & Halperin Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Pelham Bay
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “City of Glass” (1993) by Romare Bearden and “The Land Between Open Water” (2024) by Shervone Neckles at the Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Williamsbridge Rd/Halperin Av, 470 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Williamsbridge Rd/Halperin Av Bx8
    470 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway southbound at Westchester Avenue & Hutchinson River Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1490 Williamsbridge Road Gas station
    1,290 feet
  2. 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10461
Community board
Bronx Community Board 10
City Council district
13 and 18 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
45 and 49 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hutchinson Metro Center
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Blondell Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of Blondell Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

North side of Halperin Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

South side of Halperin Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 215020 and 215390.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Life Skills Preschool Westchester Sq School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Owen F. Dolen Park
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Westchester Post Office
    530 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    590 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,010 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,070 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Blondell Avenue or Halperin Avenue.

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.