Westchester Avenue & East 165th Street

Westchester Avenue and East 165th Street (north-east) meet at a three-way junction in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Benjamin Gladstone Square is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Simpson St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Westchester Avenue.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Simpson St
490 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
West Farms Rd/Westchester Av · Bx4A
Within a walk
22 places
6 religious buildings, 4 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & East 165th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Simpson St, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Simpson St 2, 5
    490 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. Whitlock Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Hunts Point Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Renewal” (2008) by Lisa Amowitz at the Simpson St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Farms Rd/Westchester Av, 90 feet away, for the Bx4A.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Farms Rd/Westchester Av Bx4A
    90 feet
    Bx4A

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Westchester Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Westchester Ave & Southern Blvd 21 docks in all
    170 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
61 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 8 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.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2023 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Westchester Avenue (south side).

North side of East 165th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 165th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Westchester Avenue

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 223290.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Italian Renaissance, and built between 1912 and 1914.

  1. 62nd Police Precinct Station House Designated landmark
    460 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Bold Charter School Annex School
    770 feet
  2. Democracy Prep Endurance Elementary School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    890 feet
  3. Roman Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
Show all 5
  1. Democracy Preparatory Endurance Charter School
    940 feet
  2. St John Chrysostom School
    980 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Benjamin Gladstone Square
    50 feet
  2. Printers Park
    210 feet
  3. Printers Park Playground (North Area) Playground
    460 feet
Show all 9
  1. Printers Park Playground (South Area) Playground
    820 feet
  2. Bryant Triangle
    870 feet
  3. Longfellow Playground
    980 feet
  4. Tiffany Playground
    1,020 feet
  5. New Hoe Avenue Garden
    1,040 feet
  6. Field Of Dreams Court Park
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Simpson Street Subway Station and Substation #18 (IRT) Listed historic place
    650 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    350 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    120 feet
  2. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 29 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 165th Street or Westchester Avenue.

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