Westchester Avenue & Waters Place at Hutchinson River Parkway

Westchester Avenue, Waters Place and Hutchinson River Parkway meet at a five-way junction in Hutchinson Metro Center, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pelham Bay Little League is 290 feet away, and Owen F. Dolen Park is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, Middletown Rd, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them parks, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Middletown Rd
660 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Waters Pl/Fink Av · Bx21
Within a walk
8 places
3 parks, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Waters Place at Hutchinson River Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Middletown Rd, 660 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Middletown Rd 6
    660 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Buhre Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Cross-Bronx Waterway” (2015) by Amanda Schachter and Alexander Levi at the Middletown Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Waters Pl/Fink Av, 180 feet away, for the Bx21.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Waters Pl/Fink Av Bx21
    180 feet
    Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

A ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway southbound starts at this corner.

  1. 91 Westchester Square Gas station
    990 feet
  2. 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 9 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 May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10461
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hutchinson Metro Center
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the mulberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Waters Place

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Waters Place

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Westchester Avenue

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-6PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. X721 - Stephen McSweeney School
    160 feet
  2. Steppingstone Day School - Bronx School
    1,090 feet
  3. Stepping Stone Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Samuel H. Young Park
    130 feet
  2. Pelham Bay Little League Park
    290 feet
  3. Owen F. Dolen Park
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Westchester Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

See every intersection along Hutchinson River Parkway, Waters Place or Westchester Avenue.

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