Westchester Avenue & Intervale Avenue

Westchester Avenue and Intervale Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pharos Academy Charter School is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, Intervale Av, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
17 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Intervale Av
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Westchester Av/Intervale Av · Bx4
Within a walk
32 places
12 religious buildings, 9 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Intervale Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Intervale Av 2, 5
    60 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. Simpson St 2, 5
    1,240 feet
    2 5
  2. Prospect Av 2, 5
    0.3 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 Westchester Av/Intervale Av, 90 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Intervale Av Bx4
    90 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Intervale Avenue.

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Intervale Ave & Westchester Ave 27 docks in all
    70 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
    540 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,070 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024

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

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

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 476 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and July 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Intervale Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Intervale Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

South side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 9 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    180 feet
  2. Pharos Academy Charter School
    550 feet
  3. La Peninsula Community Organization Head Start Program 2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
Show all 12
  1. Democracy Prep Endurance Elementary School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,030 feet
  2. Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx School
    1,080 feet
  3. Bronx Regional High School
    1,080 feet
  4. Accion Academy School
    1,130 feet
  5. School of Performing Arts School
    1,130 feet
  6. South Bronx Classical Charter School
    1,130 feet
  7. South Bronx Classical Charter School V School
    1,130 feet
  8. The Longwood Academy of Discovery School
    1,140 feet
  9. Democracy Preparatory Endurance Charter School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stebbins Playground
    760 feet
  2. Bill Rainey Park
    780 feet
  3. Horseshoe Playground
    840 feet
Show all 6
  1. Dawson Playground
    970 feet
  2. Wishing Well Garden
    1,190 feet
  3. Tiffany Playground
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. St Vincent Depaul Residence Nursing home or hospice
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Simpson Street Subway Station and Substation #18 (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  2. Mount Horab Congregation House of worship
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    180 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Intervale Avenue or Westchester Avenue.

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.