Butler Place & Herschell Street

Butler Place and Herschell Street meet at a three-way junction in Westchester Square, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Pearly Gates is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, Zerega Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Zerega Av
610 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
Westchester Av/Zerega Av · Bx4, T103
Within a walk
7 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Butler Place & Herschell Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Zerega Av, 610 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Zerega Av 6
    610 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Castle Hill Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Garden of Earthly Delights” (2015) by Jaime Arredondo at the Zerega Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Zerega Av, 590 feet away, for the Bx4 and T103.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Zerega Av Bx4, T103
    590 feet
    Bx4 T103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. T103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 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. 2276 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two 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 two 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 February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10461
Community board
Bronx Community Board 10
City Council district
18
Police precinct
45
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westchester Square
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Butler Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Butler Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Herschell Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1853 and 1868.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. NYSARC, NYC Chapter Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Pearly Gates Playground
    730 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Peter's Church, Chapel and Cemetery Complex Listed historic place
    990 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Church Landmark
    970 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Butler Place or Herschell Street.

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