Castle Hill Avenue & Ellis Avenue

Castle Hill Avenue and Ellis Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Engine 64/Ladder 47 firehouse is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
610 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Castle Hill Av/Gleason Av · Bx22
Within a walk
12 places
8 religious buildings, 2 parks and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Castle Hill Avenue & Ellis Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Castle Hill 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. Zerega Av 6
    0.4 miles
    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 Castle Hill Av/Gleason Av, 190 feet away, for the Bx22.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Castle Hill Av/Gleason Av Bx22 · Shelter
    190 feet
    Bx22
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Castle Hill Avenue and Ellis Avenue.

  • 43 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Ellis Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway, 1,260 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1141 Castle Hill Avenue Gas station
    710 feet
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    940 feet
  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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Castle Hill-Unionport
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,200 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 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Castle Hill Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Castle Hill Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Ellis Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Ellis Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 221249 and 222342.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 12 School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park
    900 feet
  2. Church Triangle
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Glory of Christ Church House of worship
    460 feet
  2. Holy Family Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 64/Ladder 47 Fire station
    110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    360 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    980 feet
  2. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 19 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Castle Hill Avenue or Ellis 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.