Bruckner Expressway & Castle Hill Avenue
Bruckner Expressway and Castle Hill Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 36 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Castle Hill Library is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1929, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Castle Hill Av 60.5 miles6
Next trains at this station
Pelham Bay
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx: Heart, Homeland” (2015) by Priscila De Carvalho at the Castle Hill Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Bruckner Blvd/Castle Hill Av, 190 feet away, for the Bx5 and BxM8.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bruckner Blvd/Castle Hill Av Bx5, BxM8190 feetBx5 BxM8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx5 …
- BxM8 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Castle Hill Avenue.
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway westbound at Bruckner Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1141 Castle Hill Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 36 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 22 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10473
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 18
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Castle Hill-Unionport
The streets
- Up to six travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1929.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the red maple.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 library
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- P.S. 036 Unionport School830 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 12 School1,000 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Church Triangle970 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Castle Hill Library260 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Family Church House of worship940 feet
Supermarkets
- ShopRite Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Bruckner Commons Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Bruckner Boulevard & Castle Hill Avenue 130 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Quimby Avenue 390 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Chatterton Avenue 400 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Story Avenue 660 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Blackrock Avenue 670 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Hermany Avenue 930 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Watson Avenue 940 feet
- Bruckner Boulevard & Havemeyer Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along Bruckner Expressway or Castle Hill Avenue.