Fieldston Road & West 261st Street
Fieldston Road and West 261st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt Park is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/W 261 St, is 880 feet away for the BxM3, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 261 St, 880 feet away, for the BxM3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 261 St BxM3 · Shelter880 feetBxM3
Next buses at this stop
- BxM3 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Broadway & W 261 St 12 docks in all880 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Fieldston Road & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 6571 Broadway Gas station0.3 miles
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
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
- 119 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 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of West 261st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West 261st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park880 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- West 261st Street & Tyndall Avenue 250 feet
- West 261st Street & Spencer Avenue 260 feet
- West 261st Street & Liebig Avenue 500 feet
- West 261st Street & Huxley Avenue 530 feet
- Fieldston Road & West 262nd Street 540 feet
- Fieldston Road & West 260th Street 540 feet
- Spencer Avenue & West 262nd Street 740 feet
- Delafield Avenue & West 261st Street 750 feet
See every intersection along Fieldston Road or West 261st Street.