Broadway & West 242nd Street
Broadway and West 242nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Kingsbridge-Marble Hill, Bronx, at the edge of Van Cortlandt Park. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt Stadium in Van Cortlandt Park is 50 feet away, and Van Cortlandt Pool is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them park features, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, 120 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 1120 feet1
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 1 …
Also within a walk
- 238 St 10.3 miles1
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 242 St, 140 feet away, for the Bx9.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 242 St Bx9140 feetBx9
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on West 242nd Street.
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Broadway & W 242 St 23 docks in all180 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Van Cortlandt Park South & Putnam Avenue West, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 6161 Broadway Gas station0.5 miles
- 5935 Broadway Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 18 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2022
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)
- Kingsbridge-Marble Hill; the corner is on the edge of the Van Cortlandt Park area
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 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 1924 and 1939.
Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 62 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
- 6 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 10pm on Broadway (east side).
West side of Broadway
- Metered parking 9 signs 12 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Electric vehicle charging only 2 signs ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 22 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 6AM-10PM ALL DAYS
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West 242nd Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West 242nd Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 204417, 205579, 216173 and 219095.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 park features
- 2 parks
- 2 swimming pools
- 1 college
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 5 other places
Schools and child care
- Little Sunshine Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K200 feet
- Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School Annex 2 School220 feet
- Manhattan University College1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Stadium in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature50 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park60 feet
- Memorial Grove in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature750 feet
Show all 6
- Southwest Playground940 feet
- Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature990 feet
- Van Cortlandt's Tail Park1,220 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- 242nd Street - van Cortlandt Park Station (IRT) Listed historic place130 feet
- Van Cortlandt House Museum1,260 feet
Community centers and public services
- Van Cortlandt Park Wading Pool Swimming pool480 feet
- Van Cortlandt Pool Swimming pool650 feet
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Broadway & Manhattan College Parkway 410 feet
- Manhattan College Parkway & Post Road 610 feet
- Manhattan College Parkway & Pedestrian Overpass 730 feet
- Broadway & West 240th Street 1,150 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Review Place 1,200 feet
- West 246th Street & Post Road 1,240 feet
- Corlear Avenue & West 240th Street 0.3 miles
- Manhattan College Parkway & Waldo Walk 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Broadway or West 242nd Street.