Heath Avenue & Albany Crescent

Heath Avenue and Albany Crescent meet at a four-way crossing in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. A designated landmark, 40th Police Precinct Station House, stands 670 feet away. The nearest subway, 231 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them schools, and 22 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1916 and 1935, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
12 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
231 St
1,170 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Albany Cr/Bailey Av · Bx2
Within a walk
16 places
4 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Heath Avenue & Albany Crescent Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 231 St, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 231 St 1
    1,170 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Magic Realism in Kingsbridge” (2008) by Felipe Galindo at the 231 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Albany Cr/Bailey Av, 210 feet away, for the Bx2.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Albany Cr/Bailey Av Bx2
    210 feet
    Bx2

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kingsbridge Terrace & W 230 St 20 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 600 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 3031 Bailey Avenue Gas station
    390 feet
  2. 5604 Broadway Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 12 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 May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10463
Community board
Bronx Community Board 8
City Council district
14
Police precinct
50
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village
Elevation
50 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 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 1916 and 1935.

Since 2014 at least 46 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Albany Crescent

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Albany Crescent

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Heath Avenue

  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Heath Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1901 and 1902.

  1. 40th Police Precinct Station House Designated landmark
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Early Childhood Asso Kingsbrdge School
    670 feet
  2. The Marie Curie High School for Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professions School
    830 feet
  3. The New School for Leadership and Journalism School
    830 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 360 School
    950 feet
  2. Little Stars Childcare Program VI Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet
  3. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 5500 Broadway Pre-K center
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington's Walk Park
    920 feet
  2. Fort #4 Playground
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. Older adult center at 185 West 231st Street Older adult center
    1,060 feet
  3. Kingsbridge Post Office
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 81/Ladder 46 Fire station
    330 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,240 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Broadway Plaza Shopping center
    730 feet
  2. The Shops at Marble Hill Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Albany Crescent or Heath Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.