Castle Hill Avenue & Starling Avenue

Castle Hill Avenue and Starling Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Castle Hill Playground is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
830 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Starling Av/Purdy St · Bx22
Within a walk
12 places
4 religious buildings, 4 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Castle Hill Avenue & Starling Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    830 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 Starling Av/Purdy St, 190 feet away, for the Bx22.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Starling Av/Purdy St 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.

  • 26 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2276 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    200 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2016
  • Turn calming, January 2025
  • 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
26 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 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Castle Hill Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Castle Hill Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Starling Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Starling Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 218115 and 221123.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. J.H.S. 127 the Castle Hill School
    950 feet
  2. Linden Tree Elementary School
    950 feet
  3. P.S. 106 Parkchester School
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Raymond Boys High School
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Caserta Playground
    800 feet
  2. Glover Street Community Garden
    850 feet
  3. Castle Hill Playground
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Santa Maria Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2125 Glebe Avenue Older adult center
    800 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    750 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    410 feet
  2. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 26 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:

See every intersection along Castle Hill Avenue or Starling Avenue.

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