Westchester Avenue & Elder Avenue

Westchester Avenue and Elder Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Green Pastures Baptist Church is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and 36 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Westchester Av/Elder Av · Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Within a walk
7 places
4 religious buildings and 3 day care or pre-K sites, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Elder Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Elder Av 6
    60 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    1,280 feet
    6
  2. Whitlock Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Trees” (2011) by Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle at the Elder Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Elder Av, 40 feet away, for the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Elder Av Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
    40 feet
    Bx4 Bx4A Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx4A …
  3. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Home St & Westchester Ave 21 docks in all
    0.4 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Morrison Avenue & Bronx River Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    1,030 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10472
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
17 and 18 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
Elevation
32 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and February 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Elder Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Elder Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Westchester Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 218675, 221923 and 221924.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites

Schools and child care

  1. Arcadia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    900 feet
  2. Genius Therapy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
  3. Tiny Tunes Daycare Evergreen Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Green Pastures Baptist Church Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    860 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    1,190 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 35 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Elder Avenue or Westchester Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.