Westchester Avenue & Bergen Avenue

Westchester Avenue and Bergen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx is 130 feet away, and Eagle Slope is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, five of them trade or language schools, and 47 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
540 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Bergen Av/Westchester Av · M125
Within a walk
23 places
5 trade or language schools, 4 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Bergen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    540 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. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Una Raza, Un Mundo, Universo (One Race, One World, One Universe)” (1996) by José Ortega at the 3 Av-149 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bergen Av/Westchester Av, 70 feet away, for the M125.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bergen Av/Westchester Av M125 · Shelter
    70 feet
    M125
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bergen Avenue and Westchester Avenue.

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bergen Ave & E 152 St 21 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2023
  • Turn calming, July 2025
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 724 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and August 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 Bergen Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Bergen Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY NOON-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 201290, 221502 and 222820.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italian Renaissance Revival, and built between 1912 and 1913.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Roberto Clemente Plaza.

  1. Para Roberto Sculpture by Melissa Calderón, 2019
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    130 feet
  2. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    130 feet
  3. Tiny Tunes Day Care Bergen Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    480 feet
Show all 12
  1. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    790 feet
  2. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    790 feet
  3. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    790 feet
  4. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
  5. Immaculate Conception School
    1,080 feet
  6. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  7. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    1,200 feet
  8. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  9. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    1,030 feet
  2. Eagle Slope Garden
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    810 feet
  2. Public space at La Central Public space
    810 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  2. C. Rieger's Sons Factory Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    710 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hub Post Office
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    690 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    800 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    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 47 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Bergen Avenue or Westchester Avenue.

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