Lyon Avenue & Doris Street

Lyon Avenue and Doris Street meet at a four-way crossing in Westchester Square, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Castle Hill Playground is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
Westchester Av/Doris St · Bx4
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Lyon Avenue & Doris Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    1,090 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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx: Heart, Homeland” (2015) by Priscila De Carvalho at the Castle Hill Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Doris St, 560 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Doris St Bx4
    560 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Ellis Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2276 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    830 feet
  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 three crashes 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 January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 10
City Council district
18
Police precinct
45
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westchester Square
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Doris Street

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

West side of Doris Street

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

North side of Lyon Avenue

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

South side of Lyon 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.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. NYSARC, NYC Chapter Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  2. Nysarc NYC - Howard Haber Ctr School
    780 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Glover Street Community Garden
    1,100 feet
  2. Castle Hill Playground
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Santa Maria Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2125 Glebe Avenue Older adult center
    520 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 19 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Doris Street or Lyon Avenue.

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