Maclay Avenue & Benson Street

Maclay Avenue and Benson 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. P.S. X012 Lewis and Clark School is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1927, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
230 feet
East Tremont Av/Overing St · Bx4A, Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
8 places
2 religious buildings, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Maclay Avenue & Benson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Pelham Bay
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 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/Overing St, 230 feet away, for the Bx4A, Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Overing St Bx4A, Bx40, Bx42
    230 feet
    Bx4A Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4A …
  2. Bx40 …
  3. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 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
    1.6 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1927.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Benson Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Benson Street

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

North side of Maclay Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Maclay Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Maclay Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. Haven Charter High School
    1,170 feet
  2. Promesa Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  3. P.S. X012 Lewis and Clark School
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. Montefiore Medical Center - Montefiore Westchester Square Hospital
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Westchester Square Library
    960 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Westchester United Methodist Church House of worship
    370 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 20/Squad 61 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    780 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    750 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,320 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    370 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 13 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Benson Street or Maclay Avenue.

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