Huxley Avenue & Whalen Street
Huxley Avenue and Whalen Street meet at a three-way junction 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. Park Gardens Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is 340 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/W 260 St, is 780 feet away for the Bx9 and BxM3, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 260 St, 780 feet away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 260 St Bx9, BxM3 · Shelter780 feetBx9 BxM3
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
- BxM3 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Broadway & W 261 St 12 docks in all820 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 station730 feet
- 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 110 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 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
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the American hornbeam.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park820 feet
Health care
- Park Gardens Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice340 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Huxley Avenue & Forster Place 220 feet
- West 260th Street & Huxley Avenue 290 feet
- West 261st Street & Huxley Avenue 470 feet
- Post Road & West 260th Street 480 feet
- Spencer Avenue & West 260th Street 560 feet
- Huxley Avenue & West 262nd Street 730 feet
- West 261st Street & Spencer Avenue 750 feet
- Broadway & West 260th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along Huxley Avenue.