Westchester Avenue & Jackson Avenue

Westchester Avenue and Jackson Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Adams development. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Captain Rivera Playground is 690 feet away, and Abigail Playground is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, five of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
30 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Westchester Av/Jackson Av · Bx4
Within a walk
24 places
5 religious buildings, 4 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Jackson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 30 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    30 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. Prospect Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. E 149 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Latin American Stories” (2009) by George Crespo at the Jackson Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Jackson Av, 90 feet away, for the Bx4.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Jackson Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Westchester Ave & Jackson Ave 25 docks in all
    80 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1937 and 1963.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Adams development.

Since 2014 at least 163 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Jackson Avenue

  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Jackson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 community centers
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. South Bronx School of Technology Trade or language school
    480 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of Jackson Ave Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
  3. Sunshine Learning Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    550 feet
Show all 7
  1. Storefront Academy Charter School
    570 feet
  2. P.S. 5 Port Morris School
    1,080 feet
  3. St Anselm School
    1,270 feet
  4. P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pontiac Playground
    660 feet
  2. Captain Rivera Playground
    690 feet
  3. Isla Verde Garden
    750 feet
Show all 6
  1. Eagle Slope Garden
    930 feet
  2. Abigail Playground
    1,110 feet
  3. The Classics Bronx Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jackson Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Adams Community center
    440 feet
  2. Older adult center at 735 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    440 feet
  3. Community center at Saint Mary's Park Community center
    540 feet
Show all 5
  1. Saint Mary's Park Community Center
    750 feet
  2. Hub Post Office
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    200 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    870 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    750 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jackson Avenue or Westchester Avenue.

Sources: 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, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.