Westchester Avenue & Eagle Avenue

Westchester Avenue and Eagle Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Eagle Slope is 70 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, nine of them schools, and seven places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
21 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
890 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Westchester Av/Saint Ann'S Av · Bx4
Within a walk
25 places
9 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Eagle Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    890 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. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Latin American Stories” (2009) by George Crespo at the Jackson Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Saint Ann'S Av, 220 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Saint Ann'S Av Bx4
    220 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. St Ann's Ave & Westchester Ave 19 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

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

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 33 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Eagle Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Eagle Avenue

  • No parking 16 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Leaders of Excellence, Advocacy and Discovery School
    650 feet
  2. P.S. X643 School
    650 feet
  3. Northside Center for Child Development - Bronx Early Head Start Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
Show all 13
  1. Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science School
    660 feet
  2. I.S. 584 School
    660 feet
  3. University Prep Charter High School
    660 feet
  4. Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School
    1,140 feet
  5. University Heights Secondary School
    1,140 feet
  6. South Bronx School of Technology Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  7. Brilla Veritas Charter School
    1,210 feet
  8. Storefront Academy Charter School
    1,230 feet
  9. Sunshine LC of Jackson Ave Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet
  10. Sunshine Learning Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Eagle Slope Garden
    70 feet
  2. Magnolia Tree Community Garden
    560 feet
  3. The Classics Bronx Community Garden
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. St. Mary's Park
    840 feet
  2. Pontiac Playground
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jackson Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hub Post Office
    330 feet
  2. Saint Mary's Park Community Center
    620 feet
  3. Older adult center at 735 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,170 feet
Show all 4
  1. Community center at Adams Community center
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and seven 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Eagle Avenue or Westchester Avenue.

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