Huxley Avenue & Forster Place
Huxley Avenue and Forster Place meet at a four-way crossing in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Van Cortlandt Park is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/W 261 St, is 600 feet away for the BxM3, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1961, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 261 St, 600 feet away, for the BxM3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 261 St BxM3 · Shelter600 feetBxM3
Next buses at this stop
- BxM3 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Broadway & W 261 St 12 docks in all610 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Broadway & West 254th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 6571 Broadway Gas station950 feet
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
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 January 2026.
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 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 1929 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and June 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Forster Place
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Forster Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park600 feet
- Northwest Forest in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature1,200 feet
Health care
- Park Gardens Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice560 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Huxley Avenue & Whalen Street 220 feet
- West 261st Street & Huxley Avenue 260 feet
- West 260th Street & Huxley Avenue 510 feet
- Huxley Avenue & West 262nd Street 520 feet
- West 261st Street & Spencer Avenue 530 feet
- Broadway & West 261st Street 560 feet
- Post Road & West 260th Street 700 feet
- Broadway & West 262nd Street 770 feet
See every intersection along Huxley Avenue.