Westchester Avenue & Unionport Road

Westchester Avenue and Unionport Road meet at a three-way junction in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Helenas Church is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 47 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Unionport Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    480 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
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. Zerega Av 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/Olmstead Av, 270 feet away, for the Bx4.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 49 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    850 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2019

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
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 95 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 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 Unionport Road

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Unionport Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 219495 and 219842.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. St Helena School
    690 feet
  2. P.S. 106 Parkchester School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park
    980 feet
  2. Caserta Playground
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Helenas Church House of worship
    460 feet
  2. Glory of Christ Church House of worship
    640 feet
  3. Parkchester Baptist Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 64/Ladder 47 Fire station
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    510 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. SuperFresh Supermarket
    840 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    960 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 places to eat and 28 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 Unionport Road 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.