Westchester Avenue & Herschell Street

Westchester Avenue and Herschell Street meet at a three-way junction in Westchester Square, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Peters Church is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Zerega Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Zerega Av
320 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Westchester Av/Zerega Av · Bx4, T103
Within a walk
10 places
4 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Herschell Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Zerega Av, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Zerega Av 6
    320 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Pelham Bay
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 6
    1,300 feet
    6
  2. Castle Hill Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Garden of Earthly Delights” (2015) by Jaime Arredondo at the Zerega Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Zerega Av, 310 feet away, for the Bx4 and T103.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Zerega Av Bx4, T103
    310 feet
    Bx4 T103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. T103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

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

  1. 2276 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10461
Community board
Bronx Community Board 10
City Council district
18
Police precinct
45
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westchester Square
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,300 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 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

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

East side of Herschell Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Herschell Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 220206.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1853 and 1868.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. NYSARC, NYC Chapter Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
  2. Nysarc NYC - Howard Haber Ctr School
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Pearly Gates Playground
    450 feet
  2. Owen F. Dolen Park
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Peter's Church, Chapel and Cemetery Complex Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. Westchester Square Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Church Landmark
    690 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. SuperFresh Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Herschell Street or Westchester Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.