Arlington Avenue & West 256th Street

Arlington Avenue and West 256th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Riverdale Library is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Riverdale Av/W 256 St, is 600 feet away for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places and seven places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1949, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Henry Hudson Parkway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Riverdale Av/W 256 St · Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 +1
Within a walk
7 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 library and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Arlington Avenue & West 256th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Riverdale Av/W 256 St, 600 feet away, for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Riverdale Av/W 256 St Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 +1 · Shelter
    600 feet
    Bx7 Bx10 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx7 …
  2. Bx10 …
  3. BxM1 …
  4. BxM2 …
  5. BxM18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Riverdale Ave & W 258 St 18 docks in all
    1,240 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 253rd Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5914 Riverdale Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

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
186 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,400 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

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 5 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2023 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Arlington Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 256th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 recreation center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 081 Robert J. Christen School
    830 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vinmont Veteran Park
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Riverdale Library
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Riverdale YM-YWHA Recreation center · preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    200 feet
  2. Older adult center at 5625 Arlington Avenue Older adult center
    410 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    980 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and two food stores.

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, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Arlington Avenue or West 256th Street.

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