Broadway & West 240th Street

Broadway and West 240th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Kingsbridge-Marble Hill, Bronx. The corner is also named Mike Quill Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Southwest Playground is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, 238 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them parks, and 22 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
12 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
238 St
530 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Broadway/Van Cortlandt Park South · Bx9
Within a walk
8 places
2 parks, 2 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 240th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 238 St, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 238 St 1
    530 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 1
    1,270 feet
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Van Cortlandt Park South, 60 feet away, for the Bx9.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Van Cortlandt Park South Bx9
    60 feet
    Bx9

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Van Cortlandt Park S 35 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Van Cortlandt Park South & Putnam Avenue West, 680 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 5832 Broadway Gas station
    500 feet
  2. 189 Van Cortlandt Avenue West Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10463
Community board
Bronx Community Board 8
City Council district
11
Police precinct
50
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kingsbridge-Marble Hill
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Mike Quill Corner, a co-naming enacted on December 16, 1991 (Local Law 98 of 1991).

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 98 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Mike Quill Corner.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

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

West side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 9 signs 12 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Electric vehicle charging only 2 signs ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 240th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of West 240th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Little Sunshine Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  2. Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School Annex 2 School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Cortlandt's Tail Park
    80 feet
  2. Van Cortlandt Park
    80 feet
  3. Southwest Playground
    330 feet
Show all 5
  1. Van Cortlandt Stadium in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature
    360 feet
  2. Bailey Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 242nd Street - van Cortlandt Park Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 240th Street.

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 Records, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.