Westchester Avenue & Purdy Street

Westchester Avenue and Purdy Street meet at a three-way junction in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Helena School is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Castle Hill Av
290 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Westchester Av/Castle Hill Av · Bx4, T103
Within a walk
13 places
9 religious buildings, 1 fire station and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Purdy Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 290 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    290 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Zerega Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. Parkchester 6
    0.4 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/Castle Hill Av, 280 feet away, for the Bx4 and T103.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Castle Hill Av Bx4, T103
    280 feet
    Bx4 T103

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. T103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 47 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2276 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    1,180 feet
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    670 feet
  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 seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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)
Castle Hill-Unionport
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and June 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 (south side).

East side of Purdy Street

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

West side of Purdy Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 218116 and 219495.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. St Helena School
    880 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Glory of Christ Church House of worship
    550 feet
  2. St Helenas Church House of worship
    650 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2125 Glebe Avenue Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 64/Ladder 47 Fire station
    1,000 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    330 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SuperFresh Supermarket
    660 feet
  2. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    920 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,150 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 30 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Purdy Street or Westchester Avenue.

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