Southern Boulevard & Westchester Avenue

Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Longwood, Bronx. The corner is also named Serafin U. Mariel Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 59 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. A designated landmark, 62nd Police Precinct Station House, stands 410 feet away. The nearest subway, Simpson St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
43 hurt
59 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Simpson St
230 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Southern Blvd/Westchester Av · Bx5, Bx19
Within a walk
25 places
8 religious buildings, 4 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Southern Boulevard & Westchester Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Simpson St, 230 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Simpson St 2, 5
    230 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Hunts Point Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Renewal” (2008) by Lisa Amowitz at the Simpson St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Southern Blvd/Westchester Av, 50 feet away, for the Bx5 and Bx19.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Southern Blvd/Westchester Av Bx5, Bx19
    50 feet
    Bx5 Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx5 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue.

  • 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Westchester Ave & Southern Blvd 21 docks in all
    170 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 59 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 43 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 19 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10459
Community board
Bronx Community Board 2
City Council district
17
Police precinct
41
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Longwood
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

This corner carries two co-namings: Serafin U. Mariel Way (Local Law 121 of 2025, enacted on August 13, 2025) and Dr. Richard Izquierdo Way (Local Law 237 of 2017, enacted on December 1, 2017).

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 52 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Westchester Avenue (south side).

East side of Southern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Southern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 11 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200540, 219462 and 220377.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Italian Renaissance, and built between 1912 and 1914.

  1. 62nd Police Precinct Station House Designated landmark
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bold Charter School Annex School
    520 feet
  2. Democracy Prep Endurance Elementary School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    630 feet
  3. Democracy Preparatory Endurance Charter School
    690 feet
Show all 5
  1. Roman Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  2. St John Chrysostom School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Printers Park
    280 feet
  2. Benjamin Gladstone Square
    310 feet
  3. Printers Park Playground (North Area) Playground
    720 feet
Show all 10
  1. Tiffany Playground
    760 feet
  2. Field Of Dreams Court Park
    790 feet
  3. Printers Park Playground (South Area) Playground
    920 feet
  4. Black Joy Farm Garden
    1,130 feet
  5. New Hoe Avenue Garden
    1,130 feet
  6. Bryant Triangle
    1,130 feet
  7. Longfellow Playground
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Simpson Street Subway Station and Substation #18 (IRT) Listed historic place
    390 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    190 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 28 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Southern Boulevard or Westchester Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Records, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.