Albany Crescent & West 233rd Street

Albany Crescent and West 233rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Cooney Grauer Field is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, 231 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 28 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

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Albany Crescent & West 233rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is 231 St, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 231 St 1
    1,120 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Van Cortlandt
1 line
  1. 1 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 238 St 1
    0.5 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Magic Realism in Kingsbridge” (2008) by Felipe Galindo at the 231 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bailey Av/W 233 St, 80 feet away, for the Bx10.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bailey Av/W 233 St Bx10
    80 feet
    Bx10

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 233 St & Albany Crescent 20 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3031 Bailey Avenue Gas station
    1,240 feet
  2. 5604 Broadway Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2022
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10463
Community board
Bronx Community Board 8
City Council district
14
Police precinct
50
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 40 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 233rd Street (north side).

East side of Albany Crescent

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Albany Crescent

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 233rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Ambulettes and Access-A-Ride only 1 sign AMBULETTE & ACCESS-A-RIDE ONLY 6AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206534 and 206663.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1901 and 1902.

  1. 40th Police Precinct Station House Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 community centers
  • 1 field
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Little Stars Childcare Program VI Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    490 feet
  2. Children's Learning Company Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
  3. Early Childhood Asso Kingsbrdge School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cooney Grauer Field
    30 feet
  2. Crescent Park
    70 feet
  3. Bailey Playground
    420 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Independence Community Center Listed historic place
    420 feet
  2. Older adult center at 185 West 231st Street Older adult center
    1,010 feet
  3. Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,180 feet

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Broadway Plaza Shopping center
    1,280 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.