Castle Hill Avenue & St Raymond Avenue
Castle Hill Avenue and St Raymond Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Castle Hill Playground is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, 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, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Castle Hill Av 60.3 miles6
Next trains at this station
Pelham Bay
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Also within a walk
- Zerega Av 60.4 miles6
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 Starling Av/Purdy St, 720 feet away, for the Bx22.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Starling Av/Purdy St Bx22 · Shelter720 feetBx22
Next buses at this stop
- Bx22 …
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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 2400 East Tremont Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers730 feet
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2025
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)
- Parkchester
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1930.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Castle Hill Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 5 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 127 the Castle Hill School420 feet
- Linden Tree Elementary School420 feet
- St Raymond Boys High School590 feet
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- P.S. 106 Parkchester School890 feet
- St Raymond Academy for Girls School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glover Street Community Garden310 feet
- Caserta Playground320 feet
- Castle Hill Playground380 feet
Houses of worship
- Santa Maria Church House of worship670 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- SuperFresh Supermarket940 feet
- Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- St Raymond Avenue & Purdy Street 280 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Manning Street 290 feet
- St Raymond Avenue & Glover Street 300 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Glover Street 370 feet
- Glebe Avenue & Glover Street 460 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Starling Avenue 530 feet
- Glover Street & Stearns Street 550 feet
- St Raymond Avenue & Odell Street 550 feet
See every intersection along Castle Hill Avenue or St Raymond Avenue.