Arlington Avenue & West 255th Street
Arlington Avenue and West 255th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Hackett Park is 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Riverdale Av/W 254 St, is 970 feet away for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1949, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Riverdale Av/W 254 St, 970 feet away, for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverdale Av/W 254 St Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 +1 · Shelter970 feetBx7 Bx10 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18
Next buses at this stop
- Bx7 …
- Bx10 …
- BxM1 …
- BxM2 …
- BxM18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Riverdale Ave & W 254 St 12 docks in all1,090 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 253rd Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 5914 Riverdale Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10471
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 50
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil
- Elevation
- 185 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1949.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2025 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Arlington Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West 255th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West 255th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Aspect International Language School Trade or language school940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Vinmont Veteran Park1,000 feet
- Hackett Park1,000 feet
- Vinmont Veteran Park Playground1,220 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Arlington Avenue & West 254th Street 380 feet
- Netherland Avenue & West 254th Street 630 feet
- West 254th Street & Rivercrest Road 840 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway West & West 254th Street 900 feet
- Riverdale Avenue & Henry Hudson Parkway East at West 254th Street 930 feet
- West 254th Street & Hudson River Road 1,060 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway West & Henry Hudson Parkway 1,160 feet
- Mosholu Avenue & West 254th Street 1,300 feet
See every intersection along Arlington Avenue or West 255th Street.