Westchester Avenue & Bryant Avenue
Westchester Avenue and Bryant Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Longwood, Bronx. The corner is also named Hector Lavoe Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St John Chrysostom School is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, Whitlock Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Whitlock Av, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Whitlock Av 6880 feet6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Also within a walk
- Simpson St 2, 51,270 feet2 5
- Freeman St 2, 50.4 miles2 5
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx River View” (2010) by Barbara Grygutis at the Whitlock Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Bryant Av, 40 feet away, for the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Westchester Av/Bryant Av Bx4, Bx4A, Bx2740 feetBx4 Bx4A Bx27
Next buses at this stop
- Bx4 …
- Bx4A …
- Bx27 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Bryant Avenue and Westchester Avenue.
- 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 167 St & Bryant Ave 20 docks in all220 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2023
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
- 67 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Hector Lavoe Way, a co-naming enacted on January 18, 2025 (Local Law 10 of 2025).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 26 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Hector Lavoe Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Bryant Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bryant Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of Westchester Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of Westchester Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 5 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St John Chrysostom School870 feet
- Roman Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K950 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bryant Triangle90 feet
- Longfellow Playground640 feet
- Benjamin Gladstone Square680 feet
Show all 9
- Printers Park990 feet
- Printers Park Playground (North Area) Playground1,010 feet
- Field Of Dreams Court Park1,100 feet
- Lyons Square Playground1,150 feet
- Freeman Triangle1,160 feet
- Daniel Boone Playground1,250 feet
Community centers and public services
- Boulevard Post Office1,030 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket910 feet
- Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 22 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bryant Avenue & East 167th Street 190 feet
- Westchester Avenue & Faile Street 300 feet
- Westchester Avenue & Longfellow Avenue 310 feet
- Bryant Avenue & East 165th Street 390 feet
- East 167th Street & Vyse Avenue 500 feet
- East 165th Street & Faile Street 540 feet
- Longfellow Avenue & Lowell Street 600 feet
- Westchester Avenue & Hoe Avenue 630 feet
See every intersection along Bryant Avenue or Westchester Avenue.