Castle Hill Avenue & Westchester Avenue

Castle Hill Avenue and Westchester Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Westchester Square, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Engine 64/Ladder 47 firehouse is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and 40 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
250 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Castle Hill Av/Westchester Av · Bx22
Within a walk
7 places
5 religious buildings, 1 fire station and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Castle Hill Avenue & Westchester Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 250 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    250 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/Westchester Av, 100 feet away, for the Bx22.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Castle Hill Av/Westchester Av Bx22 · Shelter
    100 feet
    Bx22
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 50 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2276 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    1,090 feet
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    570 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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)
Westchester Square
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 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 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center

Houses of worship

  1. Glory of Christ Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  2. St Helenas Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 64/Ladder 47 Fire station
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    170 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    500 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    180 feet
  2. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Castle Hill Avenue or Westchester Avenue.

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