Westchester Avenue & Evergreen Avenue
Westchester Avenue and Evergreen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. The corner is also named Ray Santos Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Starlight Park is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 23 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Elder Av 6510 feet6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Also within a walk
- Whitlock Av 60.3 miles6
- Morrison Av-Soundview 60.3 miles6
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/Colgate Av, 210 feet away, for the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Westchester Av/Colgate Av Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27210 feetBx4 Bx4A Bx27
Next buses at this stop
- Bx4 …
- Bx4A …
- Bx27 …
Cycling
- 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Home St & Westchester Ave 21 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Morrison Avenue & Bronx River Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station510 feet
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2026
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10472
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Ray Santos Way, a co-naming enacted on January 15, 2022 (Local Law 54 of 2022).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,200 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 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Ray Santos Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 52 signs on these blocks
- 15 different rules
- 8 active meters
- 6 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and December 2025; 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).
East side of Evergreen Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Evergreen Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200935, 201687, 218473, 220019, 221242 and 222991.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Arcadia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5380 feet
- Genius Therapy Preschool, ages 2 to 5380 feet
- Tiny Tunes Daycare Evergreen Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K530 feet
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- Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Starlight Park840 feet
- Concrete Plant Park900 feet
- Watson Houses Playground960 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch790 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket120 feet
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 26 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Westchester Avenue & Colgate Avenue 260 feet
- Westchester Avenue & Wheeler Avenue 260 feet
- Westchester Avenue & Elder Avenue 520 feet
- Westchester Avenue & Bronx River Avenue 530 feet
- Bronx River Avenue & Close Avenue 680 feet
- Bronx River Avenue & Colgate Avenue 760 feet
- Westchester Avenue & Boynton Avenue 780 feet
- Watson Avenue & Evergreen Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along Evergreen Avenue or Westchester Avenue.