Frisby Avenue & Rowland Street

Frisby Avenue and Rowland Street meet at a four-way crossing in Westchester Square, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Pearly Gates is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Zerega Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Zerega Av
1,120 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,050 feet
Westchester Av/Saint Peters Av · Bx4
Within a walk
10 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Frisby Avenue & Rowland Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Zerega Av, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Zerega Av 6
    1,120 feet
    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
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. Castle Hill 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 Westchester Av/Saint Peters Av, 1,050 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Saint Peters Av Bx4
    1,050 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway southbound at Westchester Avenue & Hutchinson River Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2276 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  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 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 August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10461
Community board
Bronx Community Board 10
City Council district
18
Police precinct
45
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westchester Square
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1959.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Frisby Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Frisby Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Rowland Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Rowland Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Promesa Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    810 feet
  2. P.S. X012 Lewis and Clark School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Pearly Gates Playground
    700 feet

Health care

  1. Montefiore Medical Center - Montefiore Westchester Square Hospital
    900 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Westchester Square Library
    1,080 feet
  2. St. Peter's Church, Chapel and Cemetery Complex Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Santa Maria Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  2. St Peters Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. SuperFresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    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 eight places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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 Frisby Avenue or Rowland Street.

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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.