Westchester Avenue & Simpson Street

Westchester Avenue and Simpson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Printers Park is 620 feet away, and Bold Charter School Annex is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Simpson St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Simpson St
50 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Westchester Av/Simpson St · Bx4
Within a walk
28 places
9 religious buildings, 7 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Simpson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Simpson St, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Simpson St 2, 5
    50 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. Intervale Av 2, 5
    1,210 feet
    2 5
  2. Hunts Point Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Renewal” (2008) by Lisa Amowitz at the Simpson St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Simpson St, 80 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Simpson St Bx4
    80 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 165 St & Fox St 27 docks in all
    320 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 295 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and January 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, 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 Simpson Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Simpson Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 220377.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Italian Renaissance, and built between 1912 and 1914.

  1. 62nd Police Precinct Station House Designated landmark
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Democracy Prep Endurance Elementary School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    290 feet
  2. Democracy Preparatory Endurance Charter School
    350 feet
  3. Bold Charter School Annex School
    850 feet
Show all 9
  1. Accion Academy School
    990 feet
  2. School of Performing Arts School
    990 feet
  3. South Bronx Classical Charter School
    990 feet
  4. South Bronx Classical Charter School V School
    990 feet
  5. P.S. 150 Charles James Fox School
    1,090 feet
  6. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tiffany Playground
    430 feet
  2. Printers Park
    620 feet
  3. Benjamin Gladstone Square
    640 feet
Show all 9
  1. Black Joy Farm Garden
    800 feet
  2. Field Of Dreams Court Park
    980 feet
  3. Printers Park Playground (North Area) Playground
    1,060 feet
  4. Paradise on Earth Community Garden
    1,240 feet
  5. Printers Park Playground (South Area) Playground
    1,260 feet
  6. Horseshoe Playground
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  3. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 27 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Simpson Street or Westchester Avenue.

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