Westchester Avenue & Olmstead Avenue

Westchester Avenue and Olmstead Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 43 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
15 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
800 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Westchester Av/Olmstead Av · Bx4
Within a walk
16 places
12 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Olmstead Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    800 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Parkchester 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Zerega Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx: Heart, Homeland” (2015) by Priscila De Carvalho at the Castle Hill Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Olmstead Av, 60 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Olmstead Av Bx4
    60 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Ellis Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway, 1,010 feet 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
    1,180 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Parkchester
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 219 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the goldenrain tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Olmstead Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Olmstead Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Westchester Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 200923.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 library
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. St Helena School
    370 feet
  2. P.S. 106 Parkchester School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park
    660 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Parkchester Library
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Helenas Church House of worship
    220 feet
  2. Glory of Christ Church House of worship
    800 feet
  3. Parkchester Baptist Church House of worship
    1,000 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    840 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    570 feet
  2. SuperFresh Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    640 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 23 food stores.

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

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.