Blondell Avenue & Ponton Avenue

Blondell Avenue and Ponton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westchester Square, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Westchester Post Office is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them parks, and 29 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av
1,050 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Westchester Av/Blondel Av · Bx24
Within a walk
11 places
3 parks, 2 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Blondell Avenue & Ponton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 6
    1,050 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Middletown Rd 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. Zerega Av 6
    0.5 miles
    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 Westchester Av/Blondel Av, 570 feet away, for the Bx24.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Blondel Av Bx24
    570 feet
    Bx24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 91 Westchester Square Gas station
    770 feet
  2. 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer 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 May 2024.

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)
Westchester Square
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 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Blondell Avenue

  • 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 Ponton Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Ponton Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 214251 and 215435.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Owen F. Dolen Park.

  1. Westchester Square Memorial Stele by John Oakman, 1925
    490 feet
  2. Seat Sculpture by David Saunders, 1987
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 post office
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Life Skills Preschool Westchester Sq School
    730 feet
  2. American Barber Institute Trade or language school
    880 feet
  3. P.S. X012 Lewis and Clark School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Owen F. Dolen Park
    650 feet
  2. Pelham Bay Little League Park
    1,050 feet
  3. Samuel H. Young Park
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Westchester Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    820 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Westchester Square Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Westchester Post Office
    180 feet
  2. Owen Dolen Recreation Center
    800 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    450 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    900 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    950 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    480 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 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 Blondell Avenue or Ponton 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.