Westchester Avenue & East 163rd Street

Westchester Avenue and East 163rd Street meet at a six-way junction in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 51 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Longwood Academy of Discovery is 450 feet away, and Horseshoe Playground is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Intervale Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
44 hurt
51 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Intervale Av
740 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
E 163 St/Westchester Av · Bx6
Within a walk
27 places
11 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & East 163rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Intervale Av, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Intervale Av 2, 5
    740 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. Prospect Av 2, 5
    890 feet
    2 5
  2. Simpson St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “El 2 and El 5” (1992) by Michael Kelly Williams at the Intervale Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 163 St/Westchester Av, 40 feet away, for the Bx6.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 163 St/Westchester Av Bx6
    40 feet
    Bx6

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Intervale Ave & Westchester Ave 27 docks in all
    750 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.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    290 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,230 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 51 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 43 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 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
10459
Community board
Bronx Community Board 2
City Council district
17
Police precinct
41
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Longwood
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 245 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 69 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 162nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 162nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of East 163rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 163rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Rev James A Polite Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Rev James A Polite Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Longwood Academy of Discovery School
    450 feet
  2. Fidelis Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    840 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
Show all 6
  1. Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx School
    940 feet
  2. Bronx Regional High School
    940 feet
  3. Pharos Academy Charter School
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dawson Playground
    460 feet
  2. Stebbins Playground
    500 feet
  3. Wishing Well Garden
    510 feet
Show all 7
  1. Schomburg Arts Garden
    820 feet
  2. Bill Rainey Park
    900 feet
  3. Union Garden - Union Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,150 feet
  4. Horseshoe Playground
    1,220 feet

Health care

  1. St Vincent Depaul Residence Nursing home or hospice
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Casa Amadeo, Antigua Casa Hernandez Listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Church House of worship
    460 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,200 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 34 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 162nd Street, East 163rd Street, Rev James A Polite 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.