Westchester Avenue & Pugsley Avenue

Westchester Avenue and Pugsley Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Parkchester Library is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
14 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
880 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Westchester Av/Pugsley Av · Bx4
Within a walk
17 places
8 religious buildings, 3 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Pugsley Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    880 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Day in Parkchester” (2011) by William Low at the Parkchester station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Pugsley Av, 50 feet away, for the Bx4.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1879 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
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2026

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
30 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 229 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the goldenrain tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of Pugsley Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Pugsley Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • Metered parking 9 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 10 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Westchester Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200703 and 218485.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Charter School for Excellence School
    520 feet
  2. Bronx Charter School for Excellence Middle School
    620 feet
  3. St Helena School
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Cheer-And-Grow Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hugh J. Grant Circle
    770 feet
  2. Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park
    1,020 feet
  3. Virginia Park
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Virginia Playground
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Parkchester Library
    190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Parkchester Baptist Church House of worship
    400 feet
  2. St Helenas Church House of worship
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,090 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and ten 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:

See every intersection along Pugsley 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.