Bruckner Boulevard & Westchester Avenue at Bruckner Expressway

Bruckner Boulevard, Westchester Avenue and Bruckner Expressway meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Bay Park, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Pelham Bay Park is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Bay Park, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them park features, and ten places to eat. Along Westchester Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Pelham Bay Park
190 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Westchester Av/Bruckner Blvd · Bx12, Bx12 SBS
Within a walk
8 places
3 park features, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bruckner Boulevard & Westchester Avenue at Bruckner Expressway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Pelham Bay Park, 190 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Pelham Bay Park 6
    190 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Bruckner Blvd, 40 feet away, for the Bx12 and Bx12 SBS.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Bruckner Blvd Bx12, Bx12 SBS · Shelter
    40 feet
    Bx12 Bx12 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …
  2. Bx12 SBS …

Live arrivals

Westchester Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Westchester Avenue.

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at Bruckner Boulevard & Charles J Crimi Road at Pelham Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3065 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2016.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10461
Community board
Bronx Community Board 28
City Council district
13
Police precinct
45
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pelham Bay Park
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 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 1927 and 1964.

Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2026 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

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

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Westchester Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 218083.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 park features
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 monument or memorial
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. The Inspired Community Project Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    450 feet
  2. The Children's Circle Preschool
    640 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pelham Bay Park
    50 feet
  2. South Meadow in Pelham Bay Park Park feature
    400 feet
  3. Nature Center in Pelham Bay Park Park feature
    830 feet
Show all 5
  1. Memorial Grove in Pelham Bay Park Park feature
    860 feet
  2. Sweetgum Playground
    880 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bronx Victory Memorial Column Monument or memorial
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and seven 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bruckner Boulevard, Bruckner Expressway or Westchester Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.