Bailey Avenue & West 231st Street

Bailey Avenue and West 231st Street meet at a three-way junction in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Engine 81/Ladder 46 firehouse is 590 feet away, and Fort Independence Community Center is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, 231 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Bailey Avenue.

Safety record
14 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
231 St
700 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
W 231 St/Bailey Av · Bx1, Bx2, Bx10
Within a walk
14 places
4 religious buildings, 2 community centers and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bailey Avenue & West 231st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 231 St, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 231 St 1
    700 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Van Cortlandt
1 line
  1. 1 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 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 W 231 St/Bailey Av, 60 feet away, for the Bx1, Bx2 and Bx10.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 231 St/Bailey Av Bx1, Bx2, Bx10 · Countdown sign
    60 feet
    Bx1 Bx2 Bx10
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …
  3. Bx10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Bailey Avenue.

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 870 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 3031 Bailey Avenue Gas station
    470 feet
  2. 5604 Broadway Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    1,260 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2025

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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,700 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 1916 and 1931.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2023 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Bailey Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

North side of West 231st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 231st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 205612, 213435 and 216458.

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
    510 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 field
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Little Stars Childcare Program VI Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    290 feet
  2. Early Childhood Asso Kingsbrdge School
    870 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cooney Grauer Field
    800 feet
  2. Crescent Park
    840 feet
  3. Bailey Playground
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 185 West 231st Street Older adult center
    590 feet
  2. Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  3. Fort Independence Community Center Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 81/Ladder 46 Fire station
    590 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    820 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    760 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Broadway Plaza Shopping center
    860 feet
  2. The Shops at Marble Hill Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Bailey Avenue or West 231st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.