Glebe Avenue & Overing Street

Glebe Avenue and Overing Street 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. Westchester Square Library is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1928, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
860 feet
East Tremont Av/Saint Raymonds Av · Bx4A, Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
14 places
4 religious buildings, 2 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Glebe Avenue & Overing Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 6
    0.3 miles
    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 “City of Glass” (1993) by Romare Bearden and “The Land Between Open Water” (2024) by Shervone Neckles at the Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Saint Raymonds Av, 860 feet away, for the Bx4A, Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Saint Raymonds Av Bx4A, Bx40, Bx42
    860 feet
    Bx4A Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4A …
  2. Bx40 …
  3. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 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. 1490 Williamsbridge Road Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  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 April 2023.

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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1928.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Glebe Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Glebe Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Overing Street

  • Doctor plates only 3 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival, and built between 1882 and 1883.

  1. Van Schaick Free Reading Room Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 library
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. X012 Lewis and Clark School
    570 feet
  2. Promesa Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  3. Life Skills Preschool Westchester Sq School
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Pearly Gates Playground
    1,060 feet
  2. Owen F. Dolen Park
    1,060 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Westchester Square Library
    150 feet
  2. Westchester Square Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Westchester United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  2. St Peters Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Westchester Post Office
    1,130 feet
  2. Owen Dolen Recreation Center
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,030 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,090 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,010 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,120 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    940 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Glebe Avenue or Overing Street.

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