Lane Avenue & Benson Street

Lane Avenue and Benson Street meet at a three-way junction in Westchester Square, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Owen F. Dolen Park is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av
450 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Lane Av/Benson Av · Bx4A
Within a walk
17 places
5 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lane Avenue & Benson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, 450 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 6
    450 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
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Middletown Rd 6
    0.5 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 Lane Av/Benson Av, 80 feet away, for the Bx4A.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lane Av/Benson Av Bx4A
    80 feet
    Bx4A

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 91 Westchester Square Gas station
    1,100 feet
  2. 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 90 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sawtooth oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2025 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Benson Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Benson Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Lane Avenue

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Parallel parking only 3 signs PARALLEL PARKING ONLY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 204859, 213827 and 215486.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Gothic Revival. They were built between 1853 and 1883.

  1. Van Schaick Free Reading Room Designated landmark
    240 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Owen F. Dolen Park.

  1. Seat Sculpture by David Saunders, 1987
    140 feet
  2. Westchester Square Memorial Stele by John Oakman, 1925
    200 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 cemetery
  • 1 library
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Life Skills Preschool Westchester Sq School
    270 feet
  2. P.S. X012 Lewis and Clark School
    440 feet
  3. American Barber Institute Trade or language school
    800 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Owen F. Dolen Park
    30 feet
  2. Ferris Family Burial Plot Cemetery
    750 feet
  3. The Pearly Gates Playground
    890 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Westchester Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    740 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Westchester Square Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    290 feet
  2. St. Peter's Church, Chapel and Cemetery Complex Listed historic place
    950 feet
  3. Westchester Square Library
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Church Landmark
    720 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Owen Dolen Recreation Center
    250 feet
  2. Westchester Post Office
    630 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    180 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    510 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,010 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    370 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Benson Street or Lane Avenue.

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