Delafield Avenue & West 259th Street
Delafield Avenue and West 259th Street meet at a three-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Riverdale Post Office is 440 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Riverdale Av/W 259 St, is 290 feet away for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1 and two more, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Riverdale Av/W 259 St, 290 feet away, for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverdale Av/W 259 St Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 +1290 feetBx7 Bx10 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18
Next buses at this stop
- Bx7 …
- Bx10 …
- BxM1 …
- BxM2 …
- BxM18 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Riverdale Ave & W 258 St 18 docks in all710 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Fieldston Road & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 5914 Riverdale Avenue Gas station580 feet
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers530 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2020.
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
- 126 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the European hornbeam.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Delafield Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Delafield Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of West 259th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West 259th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206247 and 212795.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- St Margaret of Cortona School530 feet
- Sar High School620 feet
Community centers and public services
- Riverdale Post Office440 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch600 feet
- Chase Bank branch650 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket780 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Riverdale Avenue & West 259th Street 270 feet
- West 259th Street & Liebig Avenue 280 feet
- Netherland Avenue & West 259th Street 540 feet
- West 259th Street & Tyndall Avenue 550 feet
- Delafield Avenue & West 260th Street 580 feet
- Riverdale Avenue & West 258th Street 600 feet
- Fieldston Road & West 259th Street 800 feet
- Liebig Avenue & West 260th Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Delafield Avenue or West 259th Street.