Westchester Avenue & Castle Hill Avenue

Westchester Avenue and Castle Hill Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Helenas Church is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 43 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
28 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
80 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Westchester Av/Castle Hill Av · Bx4, T103
Within a walk
12 places
7 religious buildings, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Castle Hill Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 80 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    80 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
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Parkchester 6
    0.5 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 Westchester Av/Castle Hill Av, 50 feet away, for the Bx4 and T103.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Castle Hill Av Bx4, T103
    50 feet
    Bx4 T103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. T103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Castle Hill Avenue.

  • 45 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2276 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    870 feet
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    350 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 28 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 12 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43 and 45 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Castle Hill-Unionport
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,500 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

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 63 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and July 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 8:30am to 7pm on Westchester Avenue (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Westchester Avenue (south side).

East side of Castle Hill Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of Castle Hill Avenue

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200793, 218116, 219495, 222195 and 222196.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. NYSARC, NYC Chapter Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet
  2. Nysarc NYC - Howard Haber Ctr School
    1,170 feet
  3. St Helena School
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Glory of Christ Church House of worship
    810 feet
  2. St Helenas Church House of worship
    960 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2125 Glebe Avenue Older adult center
    840 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 64/Ladder 47 Fire station
    690 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    160 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    390 feet
  2. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 25 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Castle Hill Avenue or Westchester Avenue.

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