Westchester Square

Westchester Square is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the eastern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: East Tremont Avenue and Silver Street, Blondell Avenue and Westchester Creek to the east, Waterbury Avenue to the south and Castle Hill Avenue to the west.

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Type: Neighborhood
Description: neighborhood of The Bronx in New York City
Also known as: “Oostorp” and “Westchester Square, Bronx”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance and Zerega Avenue station.

Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance

Arts center

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Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, also referred to as BAAD, is a New York performing and visual art workshop space and performance venue located in The Bronx. The Academy is home to the Arthur Aviles Typical Theatre and The Bronx Dance Coalition.

Zerega Avenue station

Metro station

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The Zerega Avenue station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Zerega Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Westchester Square neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction, when the <6> train takes over.

Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue station

Metro station

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The Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue station is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of East Tremont and Westchester Avenues in the Westchester Square, and on the border of the Pelham Bay neighborhoods of the Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction, when the <6> train takes over.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parkchester and Morris Park.

Parkchester

Neighborhood

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Parkchester is a planned community and neighborhood originally developed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and located in the east Bronx, New York City.

Morris Park

Neighborhood

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Morris Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of the Bronx. Its approximate boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are Neill Avenue and Pelham Parkway to the north, Eastchester Road to the east, the Amtrak Northeast Corridor tracks and Sackett Avenue to the east and south, and Bronxdale Avenue and White Plains Road to the west.