Ellis Avenue & Commerce Avenue

Ellis Avenue and Commerce Avenue meet at a three-way junction 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. Castle Hill Little League Field is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, Zerega Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Zerega Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
0.4 miles
Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Zerega Av · Q44 SBS
Within a walk
1 place
1 field, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ellis Avenue & Commerce Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Zerega 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. Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Garden of Earthly Delights” (2015) by Jaime Arredondo at the Zerega Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Zerega Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q44 SBS.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Zerega Av Q44 SBS
    0.4 miles
    Q44 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q44 SBS …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway at Zerega Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2276 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westchester Square
Elevation
8 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Commerce Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

North side of Ellis Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

South side of Ellis Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 field

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Castle Hill Little League Field
    870 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • Homes within 820 feet
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Commerce Avenue or Ellis Avenue.

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