Zerega Avenue & Dorsey Street

Zerega Avenue and Dorsey Street meet at a three-way junction in Westchester Square, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. St Raymond Academy for Girls is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Zerega Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1912 and 1941, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Zerega Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,020 feet
Castle Hill Av/Zerega Av · Bx4A
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Zerega Avenue & Dorsey Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Zerega Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Zerega Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Castle Hill Av 6
    0.5 miles
    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, 1,020 feet away, for the Bx4A.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Castle Hill Av/Zerega Av Bx4A
    1,020 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2276 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.

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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1912 and 1941.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dorsey Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Dorsey Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 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.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. St Raymond Academy for Girls School
    1,040 feet
  2. Promesa Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Castle Hill Playground
    960 feet
  2. Glover Street Community Garden
    960 feet

Health care

  1. Montefiore Medical Center - Montefiore Westchester Square Hospital
    870 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Santa Maria Church House of worship
    300 feet
  2. St Raymonds RC Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. SuperFresh Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food 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 three places to eat and eight 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dorsey 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.