Zerega Avenue & Buck Street

Zerega Avenue and Buck Street meet at a three-way junction in Westchester Square, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Raymond Academy for Girls is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Zerega Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Zerega Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Castle Hill Av/Zerega Av · Bx4A
Within a walk
9 places
5 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Zerega Avenue & Buck Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Zerega Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Zerega Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Garden of Earthly Delights” (2015) by Jaime Arredondo at the Zerega Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Castle Hill Av/Zerega Av, 550 feet away, for the Bx4A.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Castle Hill Av/Zerega Av Bx4A
    550 feet
    Bx4A

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2400 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 10
City Council district
18
Police precinct
45
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Westchester Square
Elevation
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 269 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the Peking tree lilac.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Buck Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Buck Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Zerega Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. St Raymond Academy for Girls School
    580 feet
  2. Easter Seals NY - Child Development School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Castle Hill Playground
    980 feet
  2. Glover Street Community Garden
    990 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Santa Maria Church House of worship
    760 feet
  2. St Raymonds RC Church House of worship
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. SuperFresh Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and ten 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Buck Street or Zerega Avenue.

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