Parker Street & Lyon Avenue

Parker Street and Lyon Avenue 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. Santa Maria Church is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, Zerega Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Zerega Av
790 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
790 feet
Westchester Av/Zerega Av · Bx4, T103
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Parker Street & Lyon Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Zerega Av, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Zerega Av 6
    790 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Pelham Bay
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Westchester Sq-E Tremont 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/Zerega Av, 790 feet away, for the Bx4 and T103.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Zerega Av Bx4, T103
    790 feet
    Bx4 T103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. T103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2276 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.

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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Lyon Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Lyon Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Parker Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Parker Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Pearly Gates Playground
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Santa Maria Church House of worship
    660 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2125 Glebe Avenue Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 17 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Lyon Avenue or Parker 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.