Westchester Avenue & Tinton Avenue

Westchester Avenue and Tinton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School is 290 feet away, and South Bronx Academy for Applied Media is 430 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
830 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Westchester Av/Tinton Av · Bx4
Within a walk
26 places
10 religious buildings, 8 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Tinton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    830 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
    1,050 feet
    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/Tinton Av, 80 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Tinton Av Bx4
    80 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Westchester Ave & E 156 St 23 docks in all
    140 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.8 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
    0.6 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
46 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Since 2014 at least 138 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 92 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Tinton Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Tinton Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School
    290 feet
  2. Academy of Public Relations School
    430 feet
  3. Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School
    430 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. X017 School
    430 feet
  2. South Bronx Academy for Applied Media School
    430 feet
  3. St Anselm School
    770 feet
  4. P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt School
    1,100 feet
  5. Urban Dove Team Charter School II School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abigail Playground
    130 feet
  2. Captain Rivera Playground
    430 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jackson Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    970 feet
  2. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  3. Woodstock Library
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    740 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Saint Mary's Park Community center
    740 feet
  2. Older adult center at 735 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,080 feet
  3. Community center at Adams Community center
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    190 feet
  2. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 22 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Tinton Avenue or Westchester Avenue.

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