Purdy Street & Starling Avenue

Purdy Street and Starling Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Caserta Playground is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Starling Av/Purdy St · Bx22
Within a walk
14 places
5 religious buildings, 5 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Purdy Street & Starling Avenue 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
    0.4 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 Starling Av/Purdy St, 50 feet away, for the Bx22.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Starling Av/Purdy St Bx22 · Shelter
    50 feet
    Bx22
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 36 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, 0.4 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
    190 feet
  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 five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2022
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Parkchester
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Purdy Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Purdy Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Starling Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Starling Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 219844.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 106 Parkchester School
    710 feet
  2. St Raymond Boys High School
    830 feet
  3. J.H.S. 127 the Castle Hill School
    850 feet
Show all 5
  1. Linden Tree Elementary School
    850 feet
  2. St Helena School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Caserta Playground
    520 feet
  2. Glover Street Community Garden
    1,120 feet
  3. Castle Hill Playground
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Helenas Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    690 feet
  2. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    970 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    1,250 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Purdy Street or Starling Avenue.

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