Bronx River Parkway & Westchester Avenue

Bronx River Parkway and Westchester Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Morrison Avenue Plaza is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, Morrison Av-Soundview, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1968, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Morrison Av-Soundview
370 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Westchester Av/Morrison Av · Bx4, Bx4A
Within a walk
10 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bronx River Parkway & Westchester Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Morrison Av-Soundview, 370 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    370 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Elder Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. St Lawrence Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Land Between Two Waters” (2010) by Maria Cristalli & Marc Brown at the Morrison Av-Soundview station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Morrison Av, 380 feet away, for the Bx4 and Bx4A.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Morrison Av Bx4, Bx4A
    380 feet
    Bx4 Bx4A

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx4A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Morrison Avenue & Bronx River Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1661 Watson Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10472
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
17 and 18 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

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 1928 and 1968.

Since 2014 at least 254 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Excellent Children Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  2. Sound Dale Center for Early Childhood Education Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harrod Place Community Garden
    180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Morrison Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    450 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Clason's Point Library
    680 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Abiding Presence House of worship
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Soundview Post Office
    700 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    350 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    580 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    590 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    850 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    560 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bronx River Parkway or Westchester Avenue.

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