Westchester Avenue & Bronx River Avenue

Westchester Avenue and Bronx River Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 78 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Concrete Plant Park is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 21 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
46 hurt
78 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
Westchester Av/Colgate Av · Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Within a walk
9 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Bronx River Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Elder Av 6
    1,030 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Whitlock Av 6
    1,080 feet
    6
  2. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Trees” (2011) by Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle at the Elder Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Colgate Av, 330 feet away, for the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Colgate Av Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
    330 feet
    Bx4 Bx4A Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx4A …
  3. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bronx River Avenue and Westchester Avenue Bridge.

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Home St & Westchester Ave 21 docks in all
    1,120 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Morrison Avenue & Bronx River Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    210 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 78 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 46 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 10 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10472
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
17
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
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 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 60 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bronx River Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Bronx River Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Close Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Close Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 4AM-4PM

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Westchester Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 nature area

Schools and child care

  1. Arcadia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    370 feet
  2. Genius Therapy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    370 feet
  3. Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. Tiny Tunes Daycare Evergreen Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Starlight Park
    310 feet
  2. Concrete Plant Park
    370 feet
  3. Bronx River Trail Nature area
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. Daniel Boone Playground
    1,140 feet
  2. Watson Houses Playground
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    410 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 23 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bronx River Avenue, Close Avenue, Westchester Avenue or Westchester Avenue Bridge.

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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.