Chatterton Avenue & Virginia Avenue

Chatterton Avenue and Virginia Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 583 is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them schools, and six places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
640 feet
White Plains Rd/Bruckner Blvd · Bx36, Bx39
Within a walk
8 places
4 schools, 2 playgrounds and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Chatterton Avenue & Virginia Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Day in Parkchester” (2011) by William Low at the Parkchester station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Bruckner Blvd, 640 feet away, for the Bx36 and Bx39.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Bruckner Blvd Bx36, Bx39
    640 feet
    Bx36 Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Bruckner Boulevard & Underhill Avenue at Bruckner Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1929 Bruckner Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10472
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Castle Hill-Unionport
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Chatterton Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Chatterton Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Virginia Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 583 School
    190 feet
  2. The Dr. Emmett W. Bassett School
    1,040 feet
  3. Watson Avenue Ecc Pre-K
    1,160 feet
Show all 5
  1. Birch Family Services-Watson Ave School
    1,160 feet
  2. Pugsley Preparatory Academy School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. FDNY-EMT Yadira Arroyo Playground
    730 feet
  2. Haviland Playground
    770 feet

Health care

  1. Bronx Center for Rehabilitation & Health Care Nursing home or hospice
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ShopRite Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Bruckner Commons Shopping center
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Chatterton Avenue or Virginia Avenue.

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