Castle Hill Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue

Castle Hill Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Westchester Square, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. J.H.S. 127 the Castle Hill is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them schools, and 11 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Metropolitan Av/Castle Hill Av · Bx4A
Within a walk
11 places
5 schools, 4 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Castle Hill Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    0.5 miles
    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
    0.5 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 Metropolitan Av/Castle Hill Av, 130 feet away, for the Bx4A.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metropolitan Av/Castle Hill Av Bx4A
    130 feet
    Bx4A

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane 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 southbound at East 177th Street & Ellis Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2400 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    830 feet
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43 and 45 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westchester Square
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 269 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and April 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Castle Hill Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM

South side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. St Raymond Academy for Girls School
    200 feet
  2. Easter Seals NY - Child Development School
    910 feet
  3. St Raymond Elementary School
    910 feet
Show all 5
  1. J.H.S. 127 the Castle Hill School
    920 feet
  2. Linden Tree Elementary School
    920 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Castle Hill Playground
    380 feet
  2. Glover Street Community Garden
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Raymonds RC Church House of worship
    420 feet
  2. Santa Maria Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    780 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. SuperFresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Castle Hill Avenue or Metropolitan Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.