Broadway & West 251st Street
Broadway and West 251st Street meet at a three-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, at the edge of Van Cortlandt Park. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 2,658 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The installation “Pete McArdle” is 680 feet away, and Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt Park is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 10.4 miles1
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 1 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 251 St, 30 feet away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 251 St Bx9, BxM330 feetBx9 BxM3
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
- BxM3 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Broadway.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Post Rd & W 251 St 12 docks in all370 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place, 1,020 feet by car along the streets.
- 6161 Broadway Gas station220 feet
- 6161 Broadway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers260 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2022
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 2,658 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 333rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 2,595 more were issued.
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; the corner is on the edge of the Van Cortlandt Park area
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 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 1950 and 1965.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sugar maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Broadway
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 15 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 210326.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Colonial and Medieval Revival, one each. They were built between 1700 and 1927.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Van Cortlandt Park.
- Pete McArdle Installation, 1986680 feet
- Tortoise and Hare Sculpture by Michael Browne and Stuart Smith, 1996680 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
Schools and child care
- Little Sunshine Center 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park70 feet
- Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature820 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Old Albany Post Road & West 251st Street 160 feet
- Post Road & Fieldston Terrace 330 feet
- Broadway & West 252nd Street 760 feet
- Post Road & West 252nd Street 1,020 feet
- Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place 1,020 feet
- West 252nd Street & College Road 1,060 feet
- Tibbett Avenue & College Road 1,190 feet
- Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway 1,310 feet
See every intersection along Broadway or West 251st Street.